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Bukshtein talks about his family and visits to Israel, where his daughter lives.
MDV 446 · Froim Kalmanovich Bukshtein
Ivano-Frankivs'k, Ukraine
14 May 2003
Interviewed by Dov-Ber Kerler, Jeffrey Veidlinger
Part 3 of 5
62 min · 7 passages
One conversation with Froim Kalmanovich Bukshtein, continuing over MDV 444, MDV 445, MDV 446, MDV 447, MDV 448.
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Passages
3:31
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.
20:36
Bukshtein sings a Romanian tango and a number of well-known Yiddish songs.
28:06
Bukshtein discusses prewar Jewish life and holiday celebrations in Novoselitsa. He describes synagogue activities and holiday celebrations, in particular for Passover and Purim.
34:00
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.
48:09
Bukshtein discusses holiday celebrations and food customs. He then talks about prewar Yiddish culture and press and sings a Yiddish song about happiness.
58:54
Bukshtein talks about the Zionist youth organization Hashomer Hatzair, he was a member of.