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At home we celebrated Jewish holidays – we always had matzo for Pesach. Father didn’t go to the synagogue, though – he wasn’t as religious as Grandfather Tsale.
After Grandmother Gitl died, in about 1923, Grandfather Tsale moved to Uman to join us. Now mamma tried to follow all the rules on holidays. If we wanted to eat something that was against the rules we did it in the kitchen and kept it a secret from grandfather.
I remember well how they celebrated the holidays at Aunt Dina’s place. She also lived in Uman. My aunt had special kosher dishes. We didn’t -- perhaps it was because father didn’t earn much at first, and we couldn’t afford things. Aunt Hanna also lived in Uman and her family also celebrated the holidays. I remember gomentashy (hamentashen) – little pies stuffed with poppy seeds made for the Jewish holiday Purim. I liked them very much. But in my childhood nobody told me about the history of Purim, so I didn’t know any of the stories about the origin of gomentashy. I don’t remember Sabbath at home. I can say that my parents celebrated holidays out of habit and tradition, but they were not religious.
After Grandmother Gitl died, in about 1923, Grandfather Tsale moved to Uman to join us. Now mamma tried to follow all the rules on holidays. If we wanted to eat something that was against the rules we did it in the kitchen and kept it a secret from grandfather.
I remember well how they celebrated the holidays at Aunt Dina’s place. She also lived in Uman. My aunt had special kosher dishes. We didn’t -- perhaps it was because father didn’t earn much at first, and we couldn’t afford things. Aunt Hanna also lived in Uman and her family also celebrated the holidays. I remember gomentashy (hamentashen) – little pies stuffed with poppy seeds made for the Jewish holiday Purim. I liked them very much. But in my childhood nobody told me about the history of Purim, so I didn’t know any of the stories about the origin of gomentashy. I don’t remember Sabbath at home. I can say that my parents celebrated holidays out of habit and tradition, but they were not religious.
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Location
Uman
Ukraine
Interview
Roza Levenberg