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Recording Content:
This recording is a continuation of a formal interview with Malka Zelikovna Altman. (Part 2 of 3. See MDV 120 and MDV 122)
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This recording is a continuation of a formal interview with Malka Zelikovna Altman. Altman continues telling the story about her husband Mordkhe and his encounter with the rebbe of Stefanesti. She then talks about prewar Jewish life and different synagogues 2:10, as well as Sabbath celebrations. |
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00:05:31
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Altman briefly addresses her life during the war, before she talks about her family. She raised two children. On the way to evacuation, she was thrown off the train and lost one ear. She then recalls life during the Soviet period. Before the war, Altman learned with a tailor. She and mother worked at the fur factory after the war. |
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00:12:08
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Altman remembers a Yiddish saying (a patsh farreynt zikh, a vort gedenkt zikh - ), before she talks about life today and her education during the Soviet period before the war. |
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00:18:47
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Altman discusses food customs and her mother’s recipes. She recalls a Viennese soup her mother would cook. Altman then talks about holiday celebrations and recites prayers. In particular, Altman addresses Purim and Passover celebrations and songs. |
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00:34:22
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Altman remembers cultural life and Yiddish theater after the war. She then talks about her life after the war and today. |
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00:38:20
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Altman answers questions about cultural terminology. She then talks about prewar Jewish weddings. Altman recalls the violent Pesye. |
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00:43:26
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Altman talks about prewar Jewish life and recites a few lines of the song “Beltz, Mayn Shtetele Beltz.” She then answers questions about cultural terminology. |
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00:47:11
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Altman answers a number of dialectological questions from the AHEYM Yiddish questionnaire. |
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