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Recording Content:
The recording is the continuation of a formal interview with Semyon Semyonovich Krotsh. (Part 2 of 2. See MDV 532)
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00:00:00
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Krotsh speaks about prewar Jewish life in Ştefăneşti. He then talks about his life during World War II and family. His father was a cobbler and also born in Ştefăneşti. Krotsh's mother was born in Săveni. |
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00:03:53
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Krotsh tells a story concerning family friends and military draft under Tsarism he heard from his father. |
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00:08:43
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Krotsh talks about prewar Jewish life in Ştefăneşti, including the wealthy and his master craftsman. He also speaks about his education at a yeshiva and his family. |
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00:15:44
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Krotsh answers linguistic questions. He then speaks about his life after the war and visits to Lviv. |
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00:23:24
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Krotsh recalls Soviet Yiddish songs about drinking. He then remembers postwar Yiddish press and non-Jews who spoke Yiddish before the war. In particular, Krotsh remembers how non-Jewish and Jewish children played and celebrated holidays together. |
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00:27:33
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Kroth discusses prewar organizations and politicians, including Maccabi, Gordonia,"Dos yidish kind" (the Jewish child). |
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00:30:25
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Krotsh speaks about prewar life and communication. Krotsh then recites a Yiddish song about a journalist, he learned from a friend. |
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00:36:11
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Krotsh lists Yiddish and other Jewish writers. |
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00:39:26
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Krotsh speaks about his school education at a Romanian Jewish school. He states that pupils studied in Hebrew and Romanian. Krotsh also writes down a song he remembers from school. |
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00:43:47
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Krotsh addresses prewar Jewish life and wine production. He then sings a Yiddish song about drinking. |
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00:47:09
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The team concludes the formal part of the interview with Krotsh and plays him Yiddish songs. |
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00:53:58
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Krotsh sings Yiddish songs about loving a boy and then about childhood memories. |
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00:58:28
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Krotsh talks about contemporary Jewish life in the region. The camera then collects outside footage of the synagogue, while the team walks with Krotsh to Vider's home. |
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