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Berdychiv
 (09-010.04-F) -  Shelf Number: MDV 353
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Date: May 27, 2007

Participants: Vainshelboim, Mikhail Aronovich. Interviewed by Moisei Lemster.

Location recorded: Berdychiv, Zhytomyrs'ka Oblast', Ukraine

Language: Yiddish

Culture Group: Jews, Yiddish-speakers, Ukrainians

 Recording Content:   

The short tape is a continuation of a formal interview with Mikhail Aronovich Vainshelboim. (Part 2 of 2. See MDV 352) They discuss Jewish food customs and Jewish life in Berdychiv before the war, as well as relations to non-Jews.

00:00:00 Vanshelboim discusses food customs, particularly how to kosher meat and prepare gefilte fish. He also remembers the local kosher butcher from his childhood, as well as his mother's cooking and baking.
00:05:42 Vanshelboim talks about his childhood memories, including alcohol consumption and non-Jews, who spoke Yiddish. Vanshelboim also recalls individuals who converted to Christianity.
00:06:00 Prewar life in Berdychiv and relations to non-Jews
00:08:06 Vanshelboim discusses his childhood education, before talking about prewar Jewish Berdychiv. He also speaks about Sholem Aleichem's works.
00:10:26 Vanshelboim speaks about his family. He has relatives in America. He then talks about prewar Jewish life on a nearby kolkhoz.
00:12:19 End of recording.