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Recordiad sain / Audio recording: Benjamin Hamilton
Oral history recording with Benjamin Hamilton. One of a collection of interviews conducted by David Jacobs in order to gather information about the lives and traditions of Jews in Dowlais and Merthyr Tydfil. Part 1 of 3 (AV 5957/1, AV 5958, AV 5959/1).
- Brief family history. 2. Dowlais when BH was a child. 3. BH's name in Hebrew. As a child spoke Yiddish, Hebrew and English. 4. Education. 5. BH's mother working hard on Thursday - preparing for the Shabbat. 6. The Shabbat on Friday evening. 7. BH - had studied the Five Books of Moses before he was 10. 8. Jews in Dowlais. Economy. 9. BH's father and grandfather. Jewellery shop at Dowlais. 10. The discussion of Zionian at home. 11. Shabbat - Friday evening. 12. The Jewish community in Dowlais. The Synagogue. 13. Rev. Bloom. Influence. 14. Rev. Isaac Raffalovich. Author of 'A Manual'. Picture Lesson Book of Hebrew. 15. The Chedar (room). 16. Visitors to BH's home. Influence on BH. The high moral standards of the Jews.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
AV 5957/1
Creation/Production
Hamilton, Benjamin
Jacobs, David
Date: 05/11/1978 –
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digidol | born digital
Location
In store
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