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Recording Content:
The recording is the continuation of a formal interview with Sami Kurtsberg. (Part 2 of 3. See MDV 304 and MDV 306)
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00:00:00
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Kurtsberg speaks about healing customs. He recalls how his mother practiced cupping therapy. He then speaks about a family in the Bershad ghetto, which was under Romanian and German command. The family's son sold dry goods and was busted by a Romanian soldier, Kurtsberg explains. |
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00:08:55
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Kurtsberg speaks about occupations, including tailor, barber, carpenter, dentist, doctor, in the Bershad ghetto. He then speaks about Sabbath celebrations, including food customs, at home. Kurtsberg also recalls how people went to the kosher butcher and describes how to kosher meat. |
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00:17:58
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Kurtsberg speaks about Jewish life before the war, including non-Jews who spoke Yiddish and the Zionist organizations Yichud and Comitetul Democratic Evreiesc (Jewish Democratic Committee). Kurtsberg also addresses prewar cultural life. |
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00:22:42
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Kurtsberg talks about prewar religious life, as well as the Siret cemeteries. The team then shows Kurtsberg how Iosif Kogan sings (see Tulchyn MDV 709,710,711,717,719,725,726). |
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00:28:17
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Kurtsberg speaks about food and drinking customs at home. He shares his mother's fish recipe. |
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00:32:53
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Kurtsberg answers questions about cultural terminology. He then addresses Purim performances during his childhood with his non-Jewish friends. |
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00:38:01
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Kurtsberg talks about folk and healing customs. He recalls how his mother practiced "leshn koyln" (extinguish coals) to avert the evil eye. Kurtsberg also shares episodes about locals from his childhood. |
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00:46:52
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Kurtsberg shares an anecdote about Hershl Ostropoler eating at a restaurant without paying. Another anecdote involves Hershl falling asleep at dinner and losing his beard. Kurtsberg remembers the anecdotes from his father. Kurtsberg then speaks about the Golem of Prague, which he read in Yiddish. |
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00:55:28
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Kurtsberg addresses Yiddish literature. Kurtsberg then speaks about his religious customs today, particularly yahrzeit and visiting the local cemetery. Kurtsberg also mentions contemporary hasidic visitors. |
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