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Recording Content:
The recording is a formal interview with Semyon Semyonovich Krotsh at the Kolomyya synagogue. (Part 1 of 2. See MDV 533) (See also: MDV 521, 522, 523, 524, 527, 528, 529)
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00:00:00
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Krotsh sings a Yiddish song about drinking at an inn. He then sings a Zionist song longing for Eretz Israel in the Soviet Union. |
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00:05:12
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Krotsh sings another Zionist song twice, which was sung shortly before World War II, he explains. He then recalls a song about poverty in the community. |
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00:12:10
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Krotsh speaks about prewar Jewish life in Ştefăneşti, particularly about the Rabbi Avrohom Mattisyohu Friedman. He states that he remembers the time when the Ştefăneşti rebbe passed away in 1933. |
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00:13:40
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Krotsh speaks about his apprenticeship at a tailor's shop. He then tells a story about the encounter of the Ştefăneşti rebbe and Krotsh's master craftsman. Another story involves a military tailor who encountered the rebbe (see also MDV 535). |
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00:25:00
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Krotsh mentions that he attended a yeshiva for two years. He then speaks about his father who consulted the rebbe about his trial concerning the imprisonment in a German prison during World War I. |
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00:28:17
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Krotsh speaks about his family. He then talks about his life before the war, particularly education and work. Krotsh explains that he studied at a yeshiva in the mornings and worked as an apprentice in the afternoons. |
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00:31:59
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Krotsh speaks about his life during World War II. He was drafted into the Red Army and worked in military construction in Baku, Azerbaijan. Krotsh explains how he was called to work in his profession as tailor.
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00:37:41
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Krotsh discusses his childhood memories and the difficulty to study at a yeshiva and work as apprentice at the same time. Hence, Krotsh continues, he dropped out of the yeshiva. During the war, Krotsh states, his profession helped him to survive. |
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00:39:49
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Krotsh sings snippets of a tailor song. He then sings a Yiddish song about growing up. |
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00:44:09
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Krotsh talks about prewar cultural life in Ştefăneşti, particularly theater performances. He recalls concerts by Sidi Tal. |
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00:46:37
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Krotsh speaks about his work before World War II. He then sings Purim songs, he remembers from his childhood. Krotsh recalls Purim celebrations, particularly he mentions that he dressed up as rich man. |
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00:51:25
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Krotsh recites three Purim shpiels. |
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00:55:12
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Krotsh speaks about prewar religious life. He then speaks about his life and work after the war. He got married to a non-Jewish woman in 1949. Krotsh lists the places he lived after the war, including Kuban, Russia, 56:49. He moved to Kolomyya in 1949. |
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00:58:27
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Krotsh speaks about Jewish life in the immediate postwar period in Kolomyya. He recalls secret services on holidays and importing matzos from Odesa and Chişinău. In Kolomyya, Krotsh worked for a military auction 59:00. He also mentions Romanian songs. |
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