Interview with Joel Dinerstein

<p>In this episode of <em>The Perez Notes</em>, Roberto Perez speaks with author and scholar Joel Dinerstein about his memoir, <em>The Last of the Ellis Island Jews</em>—the tragicomic story of a working-class immigrant Jewish family in Brooklyn.</p><p>Joel discusses the vibrant neighborhood culture that shaped his family, the upheaval of white flight, and his experiences attending majority-Black public schools. The conversation explores Brooklyn’s changing identity, race, education, family conflict, and the disappearing worlds preserved through Joel’s unforgettable stories.</p>