Learning Yiddish at 96::Max Talks
Posted by Madeline Slovenz Brownstone on 26th March 2007
Max Matt December 25th 1910-March 23, 2007
A celebration of his life.
In this podcast Max talks to the piano player about his army days at Camp Shelby, Mississippi in February 1941 and his favorite tune, “Blue Moon”. After a brief cut of the tune, Max continues to talk about learning Yiddish at ninety-six and muses about answering an ad in the Yiddish Forward for a mohel in Uganda. This was recorded at a family gathering for Eli Debs’ 70th birthday in 2006. (It is a bit difficult to hear Max over all the sounds of dinner and music, but if you turn up the volume on your computer, you will be fine.)
Max touched many lives in his long journey from the Ukraine to Romania to Montreal to Conneticut. Family and friends are urged to leave comments, memories, and stories in the comment section below.
Max, we’ll miss you.
Listen to podcast by clicking the icon below. (N.B. it is not necessary to have an iPod for listening to podcasts.)
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