COLLECTION NAME:
Jews of Color: Histories and Futures
Record
Collection Name:
Jews of Color: Histories and Futures
Title:
Interview with Ahvegyil Skolnick
Title Type:
Devised Title
Name:
Espinola, Rose
Resource Type:
Moving image
Genre:
interviews
Date Created:
2023-04-03
Language Term:
English
Extent:
1 online resource (1 video file, 1 hour, 30 min., 53 sec.)
Form:
digital moving image formats
Abstract:
A recorded zoom interview taken by Rose Espinola (interviewer) of Ahvegyil Skolnick (interviewee) for the Jews of Color: Pregnancy and Postpartum oral history project on April 3, 2023. Topics include: COVID, postpartum depression, miscarriage, genetic testing, doula and midwives, medical racism, ADHD, prayers, Mikveh, breastfeeding, Israel, racism, and Jewish identity.
Note:
00:00:00 Rose Espinola (interviewer) introduces Ahvegyil Skolnick (interviewee) and the Jews of Color: Pregnancy and Postpartum research project. 00:00:32 Skolnick discusses when and where they were born and where they grew up. 00:01:42 Skolnick discusses why their family decided to live where they grew up. 00:01:43 Skolnick discusses the Jewish community in which they were raised. 00:04:03 Skolnick discusses why their parents wanted to live in a community with a lot of Jews. 00:05:01 Skolnick discusses their experience with pregnancy. They discuss COVID, and pre- and post-natal depression. 00:07:00 Skolnick discusses their first birth during COVID. 00:08:26 Skolnick discusses issues that arose during their first pregnancy. They discuss miscarriages, marginal placenta previa, and genetic testing. 00:11:29 Skolnick discusses the genetic testing they had done. 00:12:27 Skolnick discusses how they chose their doctors and care team. 00:13:41 Skolnick discusses their choice to have a midwife. 00:14:40 Skolnick discusses the lack of Black and Jewish providers in their area. 00:15:25 Skolnick discusses their doula. They discuss sound and body healing, and their birth. 00:20:33 Skolnick discusses the story of their second child?s birth. 00:23:22 Skolnick discusses prayers they used during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. 00:25:52 Skolnick discusses specific prayers they used for healing and hearing their mother?s voice. 00:27:24 Skolnick discusses family traditions that integrated into their pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. 00:30:52 Skolnick discusses their husband?s family history as it related to traditions they practiced during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. 00:32:19 Skolnick discusses the Yiddish prayer their mother-in-law performed postpartum over the red bracelets. 00:33:28 Skolnick discusses traditions from their Black ancestry they practiced during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. They discuss medical racism. 00:35:31 Skolnick discusses they ways in which being Black and Jewish impacted the experience they had with medical practitioners. 00:36:47 Skolnick discusses discussing their Black and Jewish identities with their care team. 00:38:55 Skolnick discusses going to a community center for a pregnancy test. 00:40:11 Skolnick discusses receiving family heirlooms during their postpartum. 00:41:11 Skolnick discusses food they ate during their pregnancy and postpartum. 00:42:55 Skolnick discusses what they ate postpartum with their second child. 00:44:09 Skolnick discusses their experience emotionally with postpartum. They discuss postpartum depression and anxiety. 00:50:15 Skolnick discusses neurodivergence and how it impacted their pregnancy and postpartum. They discuss ADHD. 00:54:33 Skolnick discuss prayers, rituals, and traditions they used during postpartum. 00:56:52 Skolnick discusses their use of Mi Shebeirach. 00:59:14 Skolnick discusses their miscarriage and its emotional effect on them. 01:00:59 Skolnick discusses going to a Mikveh. 01:03:31 Skolnick discusses how they carried their babies postpartum. 01:05:00 Skolnick discusses why carrying in a wrap was important to them. 01:06:55 Skolnick discusses their experience breastfeeding. They discuss body dysmorphia, formula, and pumping. 01:10:55 Skolnick discusses seeking out donor milk. 01:14:05 Skolnick discusses their husband being a stay-at-home dad. 01:15:46 Skolnick discusses their trip and positive experience in Israel through Birthright and further attempts to go and being met with racism. 01:21:50 Skolnick discusses living their Jewish identity. 01:24:39 Skolnick discusses creating new traditions within their family. 01:27:48 Skolnick discusses their Rabbi. They discuss Palestine, and action, and social justice. 01:29:54 Skolnick discusses writing plays. 01:30:53 End of recording.
Note Type:
Segment sequence
Subject Topic:
Jews
Subject Topic:
Prayer
Subject Topic:
Breastfeeding
Subject Topic:
Genetic screening
Subject Topic:
Mikveh
Subject Topic:
COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-)
Subject Topic:
Doulas
Subject Topic:
Midwives
Subject Topic:
Miscarriage
Subject Topic:
Pregnancy
Subject Topic:
Puerperium
Subject Topic:
Food
Subject Topic:
Racism
Subject Name:
Birthright (Organization)
Subject Geographic:
United States (North and Central America) (nation)
Subject Geographic:
Israel (Asia) (nation)
Subject Geographic:
Palestine (Asia) (historical region)
Identifier:
narv_jewsofColor_skolnickAhvegyil_interview.mp4
Physical Location:
University of Colorado Boulder Libraries Rare and Distinctive Collections
Shelf Locator:
COU: 5093
Related Item:
Transcript from interview with Ahvegyil Skolnick
Related Item Type:
constituent
Related Item Identifier:
narv_jewsofColor_skolnickAhvegyil_transcript.pdf
Date Captured:
2023
Internet Media Type:
audio/mp3
Digital Origin:
born digital
Access Condition:
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