MDV 720 | Ukraine, Vinnytsya, Tul'chyn | AHEYM

Описание: May 27, 2007. Ukraine, Vinnyts'ka Oblast', Tul'chyn. The tape begins with the conclusion of an interview with Iosif Abramovich Kogan. Footage of Tul'chyn. (Part 3 of 3. See MDV 719 and Accession # 09-010.04-F MDV 351) Rita Davidovna Shveibish describes the sites of Tul'chyn. The tape continues with a formal interview of Nisen (Nine) Ovshiyevich Yurkovetskij, who was born in 1917 in Tul’chyn. (Part 1 of 2. See MDV 721) His wife Dora Khaimovna Spectrovna was born in 1931 in Tulchyn. He talks about his life after the war, and his work as a chauffeur. He started his chauffeur training in Bratslav in 1936. During the outbreak of the war, he was on a job in Odessa and returned to Tul’chyn. He then discusses his life before the war when he was a student at a Ukrainian school and how he celebrated Jewish holidays at home. The conversation moves to his life in the concentration camp in Pechera when he drove back and forth between Pechera and Tul’chyn as a chauffeur. He continues to discuss Jewish life before and during the war. In particular, he talks about his son’s circumcision in Bratslav in 1941. The tape continues with a segment about Jewish culture and prewar celebrations of Jewish holidays like Passover. He remembers a Yiddish song about potatoes. The tape concludes with information about Jewish dishes. Interviewed by Dov-Ber Kerler, Moisei Lemster, Rita Davidovna Shveibish.

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Topics and timestamps (abridged catalogue descriptions):
00:00 Kogan speaks about prewar religious life in Bershad, particularly Hasidism from Bratslav. Kogan states that…
01:20 The team travels with Shveibish through Tulchyn, headed to the next formal interview with Yurkovetskij.
02:56 On the way to the next interview, Shveibish provides a tour of a former Jewish neighborhood in Tulchyn. She…
06:22 Shveibish briefly speaks about her training as a nurse in Tulchyn and then Vinnytsya after the war. She…
08:57 Shveibish addresses the prewar synagogue structure of Tulchyn and prewar local Jewish life. Shveibish and…
10:57 The team and Shveibish arrive at Yurkovetskij's house and greet him and his wife Spectrovna, before they…
13:26 The formal interview with Yurkovetskij begins. He speaks about his family and provides personal…
16:00 Yurkovetskij talks about his childhood and family. He grew up as an orphan with two older brothers and was…
18:43 Yurkovetskij speaks about his life and family before the war during the Soviet period. He worked as driver…
20:43 Yurkovetskij discusses his childhood memories of Tulchyn. He explains how a priest saved him from the…
23:13 Yurkovetskij speaks about his life and family before the war. He remembers how the community helped his…
25:18 Yurkovetskij addresses his life before the war, particularly his wedding in 1937. He was drafted into the…
26:51 Yurkovetskij addresses non-Jews who spoke Yiddish in prewar Tulchyn. In particular, he shares an episode…
28:08 Yurkovetskij and Shveibish talk about Jewish life in the Pechera camp. He recalls a kosher butcher and a…
32:01 Yurkovetskij speaks about his life during World War II, when he was driven out of Tulchyn to Pechera. He…
35:19 Yurkovetskij talks about his family, specifically his sons' circumcision, done by a mohel from Bratslav. He…
37:02 Yurkovetskij addresses his life before the war and recalls the Great Hunger in 1933 and poverty. He also…
42:48 Yurkovetskij briefly recalls episodes from daily life, including starvation and food stealing in the camp.
45:36 Yurkovetskij talks about prewar and postwar Jewish cultural life in Tulchyn, including Yiddish theater…
47:41 Yurkovetskij answers questions about cultural terminology, as well as addresses prewar holiday celebration…
50:42 Yurkovetskij talks about contemporary Jewish life in Tulchyn. He then addresses postwar Jewish life in…
53:47 Yurkovetskij speaks about his life after the war, after his wife and children returned from evacuation.…
56:12 Yurkovetskij talks about his life before the war. He returns to his son's circumcision in 1941.…
59:35 Yurkovetskij addresses his life in the Bershad ghetto, where he was imprisoned for one year. He recalls Reb…

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