Schulstein 1: Poetry program in Montreal
Creator(s)
- Moshe Schulstein (Performer)
- Milka Schulstein (Performer)
Biographical History
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
Scope and Content
Montreal 1975. Moshe and Milka Schulstein read and discuss poetry. Speakers also include David Augenfeld, Melekh Ravitch, Yehuda Elberg. 0:00-27:30 - Moshe Schulstein is introduced by the program host, possibly Ravitch. 27:50-01:11:44 - Moshe Schulstein reads from his works. 01:12:00- 01:15:35 - Afterword, possibly by Augenfeld; Milka Schulstein is introduced. 1:16:00-end - Readings by Milka Schulstein.
Note(s)
Technical note: Audio quality is poor and deteriorates toward end of tape; recording includes several long pauses (during speaker breaks or to flip tape); recording cuts off in mid-reading.
People
- Schulstein, Moses.
Genre
- Poetry.
- Recorded Sound