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Recording Content:
[MDV 342 was recorded before MDV 341 in the temporal sequence of the interview recordings.]
The recording is a continuation of a formal interview with Beyle Mindel Vaisman and Isaak Iosipovich Vaisman. (Part 4 of 4. See MDV 338, MDV 339, and MDV 340) They talk about Jewish life today. The tape then records a morning service in the synagogue of Berdychiv. Then the camera shows an informal interview with Fania (Feyge Leye), nee Yashovitsh, in the courtyard of the synagogue. She was born in 1927 in Berdychiv. Her father was imprisoned by Stalin in 1937. She remembers how non-Jews spoke Yiddish in prewar Berdychiv. She then talks about her family, in particular, about her aunt Roze Gopiner, who was a known Yiddish singer in the region of Berdychiv. Her brother Semyon went to a Jewish school because her mother was observant. When she was a child, she remembers how she went to the synagogue with her mother.
The recording continues with an informal interview with Efim Grigoryevich Skobilitskii, born 1919 in Berdychiv, in the synagogue courtyard. He talks about prewar Jewish life in Berdychiv and his service in the Red Army.
The team then moves into the synagogue and sits down to conduct a formal interview with Skobilitskii. (Part 1 of 4. See MDV 341, MDV 343, and MDV 344) He talks about his mother’s religious practices.
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00:00:00
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Bella and Isaak speak their life today and relations to their non-Jewish neighbors. According to them, they lived in a Jewish apartment complex after the war. Isaak sells soda water on the market during the day, which he began after his retirement. |
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00:04:19
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Isaak provides personal information. Bella then talks about their lives after the war. She also discusses her family, as well as contemporary Jewish life. The team then concludes the formal interview with Bella and Isaak. |
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00:07:19
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Recording cuts to a prayer service at the Berdychiv synagogue. |
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00:10:59
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The camera records a formal interview with Fania and an unidentified community member. |
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00:16:33
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Fania talks about life today, as well as her family. |
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00:18:23
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Fania speaks about her life today, as well as her family. Her mother was born in Pidhorodne and her father was born in Berdychiv. Fania grew up with three siblings. Fania raised two daughters. She also speaks about her aunt, a Yiddish singer. |
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00:22:09
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Fania discusses holiday celebrations before the war. Her father was imprisoned, as she explains.She then turns to contemporary Jewish life. |
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00:24:01
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Jewish holidays and religious customs |
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00:24:17
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After the team concludes the formal interview with Fania, they chat with other community members. |
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00:26:46
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Discussions outside the synagogue. Family information |
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00:26:48
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The team meets Skobilitskii and chats with him informally. He provides personal information and talks about his family. Skobilitskii raised a son and his grandchild lives in Israel. |
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00:28:13
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Skobilitskii speaks about his education before the war. He also addresses prewar Jewish life in Berdychiv, before talking about his career in the Red Army during World War II. His division went all the way to Berlin. |
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00:30:27
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Skobilitskii discusses his family and childhood. |
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00:32:08
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The formal interview with Skobilitskii begins. Skobilitskii mentions a book about Jews of Berdychiv, which includes an article about him. He then mentions Yiddish writers. |
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00:36:08
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Skobilitskii speaks about his army service, as well as his family. In particular, he talks about his mother's observance and prewar religious life. Skobilitskii's maternal grandfather was a rabbi. |
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00:38:22
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Skobilitskii discusses his childhood, including education. He recalls non-Jewish students studying at a Yiddish school. He then provides personal information. |
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