About Chicago Video Memoirs

My father Leon had been sick with diabetes and heart disease since he was in his mid 40s. When he turned 60, I decided that I should videotape his life story so that my children would have a video biography of their 'Poppa' to look back on when they grew older and to show their children when the time came. One year later, Poppa died of a heart attack and my family thanked G-d that we had recorded his story on videotape. Although my father was a quiet man, he understood the gravity of what he was doing and he talked and talked at length on the video telling his story and the story of his parents who had survived the Holocaust. My family cherishes this video and it always brings a smile to our faces when we watch it. Chicago Video Memoirs was created to help other families document the stories of their loved ones.

About Barry Zlotowicz

Barry is a history teacher and personal family historian. A member of the Association of Personal Historians, Barry has dedicated Chicago Video Memoirs to his Dad’s memory. It is with his Dad in mind that Barry works on every project that he does.

Prior to becoming a historian, Barry was an attorney working at a major Chicago law firm and ran his own law firm prior to that. He also has eight years sales experience. As a result of these experiences, Barry has developed professional interviewing skills that he will utilize to draw the stories and other gems from your parents and grandparents. Through his personal interest in your stories and his natural affinity for history, Barry will produce a natural, smooth flowing, interesting and comprehensive story of your loved one’s life.

Barry has been a videographer for the past eight years and has taken hundreds of hours of video footage. Chicago Video Memoirs uses the newest and most advanced video, lighting and video-editing technology. Our work is guaranteed to satisfy.

Leon Zlotowicz

Barry Zlotowicz

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