Eugen Grunfeld; Eugen Kraus

Cluj-Napoca 6 June 2008 Interviewed by Dov-Ber Kerler 4 min · 1 part on 1 tape uncertain

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MDV 250 6:10–10:07 · 4 min · archive.org · a part of the tape

Passages

6:10

Kraus talks about his education at a Romanian school and recalls competition among school children between the Hungarian and Romanian schools. He then talks about his family. His father owned two horses and wagon and transported goods to markets in the villages Martei and Lekhintsa 7:13.

before the war Schooling Family history MDV 250 · MCO

From the machine transcript

Kraus recalls the rivalry between children of the Romanian and Hungarian schools, such as snowball fights. He then describes his father, who owned two horses and a wagon and carried goods to the Thursday market in a nearby town, whose name is unclear in the transcript.

Childhood Work and trades Jewish–non-Jewish relations

7:41

Kraus recites a prayer and Grunfeld speaks about life today. He then briefly talks about prewar religious life.

Recitation life todaybefore the war Life today Religious life (general)Synagogue and prayer MDV 250 · MCO

From the machine transcript

Grunfeld says he prays from memory because his eyesight is poor. He and Kerler discuss the expression that someone 'prayed well', meaning he prospered, and a variant for someone who prayed badly. Grunfeld then mentions a synagogue on a street whose name is unclear, and a burial society.

the passage is mainly about a saying and Grunfeld's poor eyesight, not a recited prayer

Stories, humor and sayings