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Recording Content:
This recording is the continuation of a formal interview with Semen Markovich Sherman. (Part 2 of 2. See MDV 155)
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00:00:00
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Sherman speaks about his family and life after the war. He mentions his collection of Yiddish songs. He then speaks about his education in cheder before the war. |
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00:03:48
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Sherman addresses prewar Yiddish press and writers in Telenești, before he talks about prewar Yiddish theater performances by Sidi Tal. |
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00:07:00
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Sherman speaks about his life after the war and today. He also mentions his work as private mathematics tutor during his secondary education in Orhei. |
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00:12:00
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Sherman discusses religious discourse. |
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00:14:19
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Sherman speaks about his life during World War II in the labor unit of the Red Army. |
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00:16:36
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Sherman answers dialectological questions from the AHEYM Yiddish linguistic questionnaire. |
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00:25:48
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Sherman speaks about the Yiddish literature he would read during his childhood. He then answers more dialectological questions from the AHEYM Yiddish linguistic questionnaire. |
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00:28:56
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Sherman shares an anecdote about Jewish life. He then talks about his family and his life before the war. Sherman's two brothers, sister and mother made aliyah after the war. |
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00:32:25
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Sherman answers dialectological questions from the AHEYM Yiddish linguistic questionnaire. |
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00:40:09
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Sherman speaks about prewar Jewish life, including drinking and food customs. He then describes Sabbath food customs at home and mentions the family's Sabbath goy. |
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00:44:20
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Sherman answers dialectological questions from the AHEYM Yiddish linguistic questionnaire. He then addresses prewar Jewish life, including occupational structure. Sherman then describes how locals traveled to Chişinău with Christian coachmen. |
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00:48:09
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Sherman answers dialectological questions from the AHEYM Yiddish linguistic questionnaire. He also addresses prewar praying customs. |
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00:55:33
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Sherman speaks about prewar Jewish life, particularly wealthy residents, before he continues to answer dialectological questions from the AHEYM Yiddish linguistic questionnaire. |
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00:57:25
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Sherman speaks about prewar holiday celebration, particularly Tisha B'Av. He then continues to answer dialectological questions from the AHEYM Yiddish linguistic questionnaire. |
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01:00:32
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The team concludes the formal part of the interview with Sherman. He then shows his copy of Sholem Aleichem's works. |
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