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Recording Content:
The tape is a continuation of a formal interview with Leonid Moiseyevich Vainbrand. (Part 2 of 2. See MDV 618)
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00:00:00
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Vainbrand talks about Passover celebrations, including food customs. He then talks about his religious school (cheder) education. |
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00:03:56
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Vainbrand discusses food customs, in particular gefilte fish. |
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00:07:53
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Vainbrand talks about traditional weddings during the prewar Soviet period. He then addresses prewar religious life, including Sukkoth celebration, as well as answers questions about cultural terminology. |
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00:15:00
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Vainbrand touches upon Yiddish literature. He then talks about his family, in particular his wife. He then talks about prewar life and recalls a non-Jewish boy who attended a Yiddish school. During the war, he became a police officer and worked as a translator for the Germans. |
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00:20:42
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Vainbrand talks about his postwar wedding and his son’s circumcision. |
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00:24:53
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Vainbrand talks about prewar Jewish life and how his family prepared for Sabbath. He then mentions his mother’s matzos baking. Vainbrand then talks about his family. |
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00:29:07
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Vainbrand talks about visiting the rebbe’s grave in Valedniki and his life after the war. After Vainbrand returned from his military service, he joined his wife in Ovruch. |
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00:31:56
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Vainbrand addresses anecdotes from Hershl Ostropoler and reads from the prayer book. |
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00:35:30
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Vainbrand talks about life before the war. He visited Zhytomyr, Ovruch, Korsun*, and Slovechne. He then talks about his favorite moments in life, which Vainbrand associates with holiday celebration. Vainbrand also briefly addresses the Four Questions for Passover. |
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00:40:53
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Vainbrand talks about prewar religious life, when pilgrims stayed at his home in Valedniki. He then talks about his family and mentions the Ukrainian police officer who attended a Yiddish school. |
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00:47:50
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Vainbrand addresses Jewish life in Valedniki during the war. According to him, the Germans did not set up a ghetto because Valedniki was considered a holy place. Vainbrand then discusses his life in Odesa. |
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00:51:58
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Vainbrand talks about his family and faith. |
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00:56:06
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The team concludes the interview and Vainbrand addresses Yiddish students. He then recalls childhood memories and talks about Israel. |
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