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Recording Content:
The tape is a continuation of a formal interview with Froim Kalmanovich Bukshtein. (Part 3 of 5. See MDV 444, MDV 445, MDV 447, and MDV 448)
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00:00:00
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Bukshtein talks about his family and visits to Israel, where his daughter lives. |
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00:03:31
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Bukshtein discusses and sings Yiddish songs he remembers from his childhood, from his tailoring apprenticeship, and Sidi Tal. He also talks about prewar Yiddish culture. Bukshtein then sings a Yiddish song about emigration called “Papirene kinder” (children out of paper), before he sings a couple of Zionist songs in Hebrew and Yiddish, he remembers for Hashomer Hatzair. |
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00:20:36
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Bukshtein sings a Romanian tango and a number of well-known Yiddish songs. |
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00:28:06
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Bukshtein discusses prewar Jewish life and holiday celebrations in Novoselitsa. He describes synagogue activities and holiday celebrations, in particular for Passover and Purim. |
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00:34:00
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Bukshtein explains how he celebrated Passover during evacuation in Bolotnoye, Russia, with a family from Leningrad. He then describes Passover celebrations at home and talks about contemporary religious life. Bukshtein discusses contemporary memorialization and his wife’s family. |
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00:48:09
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Bukshtein discusses holiday celebrations and food customs. He then talks about prewar Yiddish culture and press and sings a Yiddish song about happiness. |
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00:58:54
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Bukshtein talks about the Zionist youth organization Hashomer Hatzair, he was a member of. |
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