701. [Ukraine, Khmel'nyts'kyy; Jews, Ukrainians, Yiddish-speakers; Interviews, 2007-2009] (16:23:16)
- Date:
- 2007
- Main contributors:
- Indiana University. Archives of Historical and Ethnographic Yiddish Memories.
- Summary:
- Interview topics include Yiddish educaton, childhood memories, life during and after World War II, Yiddish dialects, working as an accountant, Yiddish translation, Yiddish books and libraries, Yiddish theater, anti-religious propaganda, Yiddish newspapers, financial and health problems, military service, Moscow in the 1930s, antisemitism, Jewish holidays, preparations for Passover, recipes, Jewish professions, pogrom of 1919, contemporary political instability in Ukraine, Jewish theaters and cinemas, Yiddish songs, linguistic and dialectological discussion of the Yiddish language, pre-war Khmel'nyts'kyy, Jewish life after World War II, observance of Yom Kippur, evacuation to Uzbekistan, food customs, the towns of Bila Tserkva and Medzhibozh, attending yeshiva in Derazhnya, pilgrimages to various rebbes, folktales (including specific tales about the Baal Shem Tov), circumcision rituals, Jewish weddings, Yiddish writers, the burning of Yiddish books and Torah scrolls, intermarriage among Jews, development of Yiddish literature, poetry recitation, Yiddish writers outside the Soviet Union, relations with non-Jews, expressions of Jewish identity, nicknames for local Jews, antisemitism in the Soviet Army, the German occupation of Chemerivtsi, life in the Kamʺyanetsʹ-Podil's'kyy ghetto, aid from Jews and non-Jews during World War II, views on Israel, life on a Jewish kolkhoz, the decline of Yiddish language, family anecdotes. Descriptive information presented here may come from original collection documentation. Please note collections of historical content may contain material that could be offensive to some patrons.