Conversation

The interviewee describes Hîrlău before the war as a Jewish town of merchants and tradesmen where earning a living was hard. He names his father, who was born in Hîrlău, as did his mother. He says his home was kosher and he keeps special Passover dishes today. Answering questions from Lemster and Kerler, he recalls his father leading the seder and himself, the youngest of four children, asking the four questions. He also recalls dressing up for Purim as a chimney sweep, small Jewish klezmer bands, and a Purim song that he and Kerler recall together.

The transcript shows an interview about family, Passover and Purim customs, with no sign of the team arriving anywhere.

The interviewee and Kerler finish recalling the Purim song, and he mentions a small book. Asked about his parents, he names his mother as Rezl (?) and she was a housewife. His father was a merchant who dealt in goods, and the transcript does not make clear in what. Lemster then asks about the interviewee's own trade.

The transcript shows talk about the Purim song and his parents' occupations, with no sign of the synagogue.