Oral History Interview with Arnold Resnicoff
Title
Oral History Interview with Arnold Resnicoff
Narrator (written)
Arnold Resnicoff
Narrator First Name
Arnold
Narrator Last Name
Resnicoff
Interviewer
Emily Burack
Abstract
Arnold E. Resnicoff. Class of 1968. Oral history interview documenting his career at Dartmouth, his experience in the Vietnam War, and his 25 years of service as a Rabbi in the Navy. Resnicoff was a drama major, was in Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, and participated in the Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (NROTC) on campus. He spent his junior year abroad in Israel on a kibbutz and participated in a language immersion exchange program in France during his senior year. While in Vietnam Resnicoff was assigned as the Jewish lay leader to his unit and befriended the Episcopal chaplain who encouraged him to pursue a career as a rabbi. Resnicoff attended the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and reentered the Navy as a Rabbi where he worked for 25 years. One of his assignments was to the U.S. 6th Fleet during the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing. He gave the opening prayer for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, November 13, 1982.
Date of Interview
February 10, 2016
Subject
Dartmouth Alumni
Dartmouth History
Military Service (Navy)
Military Service
Language
English
Rauner ID
DOH-475
Rights
CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
Interview Audio Source (MP3)
//rcweb.dartmouth.edu/DDHI/histories/resnicoff_arnold/resnicoff_arnold.mp3
Interview Transcript Source (PDF)
//rcweb.dartmouth.edu/DDHI/histories/resnicoff_arnold/resnicoff_arnold_transcript_final.pdf
HTML
//rcweb.dartmouth.edu/DDHI/histories/resnicoff_arnold/resnicoff_arnold_transcript_final.html