Audio interview of Abe Anhang, born 1938, by Dr. Justin Jaron Lewis at the interviewer's office at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg. 00:00 Interview begins with an introduction of the interviewer and interviewee, as well as location information; 00:30 Abe mentions that he was probably one of the very first men Zalman met when Zalman moved to Winnipeg. He talks about programs at the Hillel Foundation and other activities Zalman did around Winnipeg; 02:55 Justin asks Abe to share his first impressions of Zalman. Abe states Zalman looked like Santa Claus and was very jovial. Zalman also had a great interest in people; 03:55 Justin asks Abe about his own Jewish background and how it influenced his relationship with Zalman. He briefly talks about Zalman’s background as well; 15:00 Abe talks about how Zalman got into the University of Manitoba position. He states it was helpful for him to gain a wider following; 16:30 Justin asks Abe if he thinks Zalman had a vision of what he wanted to do in Winnipeg before he arrived. Abe talks about Zalman’s experiences with LSD; 22:30 Paul talks about Zalman’s courses and the revolutionary ideas he taught. Zalman influenced many students to want to become rabbis even though their parents wanted them to become doctors or lawyers; 31:00 Paul talks about the differences between Zalman and other rabbis or professors; 35:10 Paul recollects another time he met with Zalman and talks about the book “The Jew in the Lotus.” He talks about the influences from Winnipeg that shaped Zalman; 43:28 Paul talks about the general state of Winnipeg’s religion and culture around the time Zalman arrived. He also talks about Zalman’s book “The First Step”; 57:35 Justin asks about meditative techniques that Zalman taught to his students; 01:01:04 Justin asks about women’s rights and what Zalman did for that movement; 01:07:23 Abe goes over examples of Zalman’s irreverence; 01:08:45 Justin asks Abe how Zalman had an impact on his old life and whether he would be different today; 01:20:40 Just thanks Abe for his participation.
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Audio interview of Abe Anhang, born 1938, by Dr. Justin Jaron Lewis at the interviewer's office at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg. 00:00 Interview begins with an introduction of the interviewer and interviewee, as well as location information; 00:30 Abe mentions that he was probably one of the very first men Zalman met when Zalman moved to Winnipeg. He talks about programs at the Hillel Foundation and other activities Zalman did around Winnipeg; 02:55 Justin asks Abe to share his first impressions of Zalman. Abe states Zalman looked like Santa Claus and was very jovial. Zalman also had a great interest in people; 03:55 Justin asks Abe about his own Jewish background and how it influenced his relationship with Zalman. He briefly talks about Zalman’s background as well; 15:00 Abe talks about how Zalman got into the University of Manitoba position. He states it was helpful for him to gain a wider following; 16:30 Justin asks Abe if he thinks Zalman had a vision of what he wanted to do in Winnipeg before he arrived. Abe talks about Zalman’s experiences with LSD; 22:30 Paul talks about Zalman’s courses and the revolutionary ideas he taught. Zalman influenced many students to want to become rabbis even though their parents wanted them to become doctors or lawyers; 31:00 Paul talks about the differences between Zalman and other rabbis or professors; 35:10 Paul recollects another time he met with Zalman and talks about the book “The Jew in the Lotus.” He talks about the influences from Winnipeg that shaped Zalman; 43:28 Paul talks about the general state of Winnipeg’s religion and culture around the time Zalman arrived. He also talks about Zalman’s book “The First Step”; 57:35 Justin asks about meditative techniques that Zalman taught to his students; 01:01:04 Justin asks about women’s rights and what Zalman did for that movement; 01:07:23 Abe goes over examples of Zalman’s irreverence; 01:08:45 Justin asks Abe how Zalman had an impact on his old life and whether he would be different today; 01:20:40 Just thanks Abe for his participation.
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