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Recording Content:
The first part of this recording is a continuation of a formal interview with Raisa Izrailevna Faiershtein, recorded in Briceni on December 15, 2005. (Part 2 of 2. See Accession # 09-007.02-F MDV 133) She was born 1932 in Soroca. [00:00 – 37:40]
The second part of the recording is a formal interview with Malka Zelikovna Altman, nee Bluvshteyn, recorded in Balti on December 16, 2005. (Part 1 of 3. See MDV 121 and MDV 122) She was born 1921 in Balti. Altman provides personal information and talks about Jewish life before the war in Pervomaiscoe, Moldova. [37:41 – 57:37]
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Raisa Izrailevna Faiershtein (born 1932 in Soroca) talks about her family, in particular her parents. She recalls how she attended synagogue services with her parents before the war. Her grandparents were born in Racovat, Moldova, and her parents lived there, before they moved to Soroca (recorded in Briceni). |
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00:03:41
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Faiershtein translates one of her Russian-language published poems about her life during World War II. She remembers how she was carried, escaping shootings, and hid with Moldovian neighbors. She published five books in Russian, including 1017 poems. |
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00:12:49
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Faiershtein discusses her childhood memories and holiday celebrations. She recalls Sabbath celebrations and synagogue services. |
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00:14:44
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Faiershtein answers a number of dialectological questions from the AHEYM Yiddish questionnaire. |
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00:18:28
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Faiershtein talks about her life today as a writer and introduces her books. She also talks about her family. Faiershtein then addresses Holocaust deniers and the contemporary relationship between Jews and non-Jews. |
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00:28:38
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Faiershtein talks about life in the Soviet period. Her husband worked as a school principal for a school in Cupcini, Moldova, for twelve years. She describes the good reputation of the school under his leadership.
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00:30:51
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Faiershtein answers a number of dialectological questions from the AHEYM Yiddish questionnaire.
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00:35:55
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The camera collects footage in the local community center (chesed). |
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00:37:41
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The second part of the recording is a formal interview with Malka Zelikovna Altman, nee Bluvshteyn, recorded in Bălți. She was born 1921 in Bălți. Altman provides personal information and talks about Jewish life before the war in Pervomaiscoe, Moldova. She recalls the kosher butcher and Avreymele, the mohel, the local fur factory, and Lipson’s mill. |
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00:42:16
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Altman discusses her childhood memories, in particular games. She grew up with three siblings. Her father was a baker. Altman never went through formal schooling. Her parents were born in Bălți. |
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00:48:02
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Altman discusses life after the war, when they returned from evacuation. Her parents died in evacuation.
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00:52:42
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Altman remembers prewar Jewish life in Bălți. She recalls a non-Jewish woman speaking Yiddish. Her father prayed in different synagogues, such as the cobbler and 53: 45 synagogue. |
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00:54:54
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Altman describes an episode about her husband’s encounter of a rebbe in Stefanesti during his military service. Her husband stopped in Stefanesti for the night, on the way to the soldiers, to bring them food (cattle). A Christian woman advised him to go to the rebbe. The rebbe foresaw that her husband will not return to the front, which turned out to be true. |
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