Schulstein 11: Poetry readings in French
Overview
- Description
- Cassette #11 from Yiddish writer, Moses Schulstein (Moishe, Moshe, Shulstein, Scholstein, Shulshtayn, Szulstein) (1911-1981). The program features poetry readings in French translation; the event possibly timed to coincide with the publication in 2001 of "L'Or et le Feu," selected verse by Schulstein in French translation. This is a three-part program.
Part 1 ends at 10:12, followed by music, "Yerushalayim Shel Zahav" by Naomi Shemer; performer unknown.
Part 2 begins at 31:00 with narrative (in French) about Schulstein. Ambient sound audible on tape. Discussion (in French) of Schulstein's famous poem "Mountain of Shoes." Concludes at 45:30, followed by music, "Mayn rue plats" by Morris Rosenfeld; performer unknown.
Part 3 begins with Holocaust related poetry readings in French, and concludes at 59:00, followed by music "Undzer shtetl brent" by Mordecai Gebirtig; performer unknown. Tape ends before music concludes. - Date
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Recorded:
approximately 2001
- Credit
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Gift of Claude Hampel
- Contributor
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Subject:
Moshe Schulstein
- Biography
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Yiddish writer, Moses Schulstein (Moishe, Moshe, Shulstein, Scholstein, Shulshtayn, Szulstein) (1911-1981). An excerpt from Moishe Shulstein's best known poem, "I've Seen a Mountain" ('khhab gezen a barg), published in Paris in 1945, is inscribed on a wall of the USHMM - www.ushmm.org/collections/ask-a-research-question/frequently-asked-questions. Refer to extended biography here: http://yleksikon.blogspot.com/2019/08/moyshe-shulshteyn-moses-schulstein.html
- Format
- Audiocassette; magnetic
Physical Details
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- You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
- Copyright
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Conditions on Use
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum places no restrictions on use of this material. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this film footage.
Keywords & Subjects
- Personal Name
- Schulstein, Moses.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Recorded Sound Provenance
- The Schulstein cassette tapes were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008 via the late Paris-based writer Claude Hampel who received the items from Milka Schulstein, widow (now herself deceased) of Yiddish writer Moses Schulstein.
- Recorded Sound Source
- Claude Hampel
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:27:15
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