Audio interview of Neal Rose, born 1939, by Dr. Justin Jaron Lewis via Skype from the interviewee's home in St. Louis to the interviewer's office. 00:00 Interview begins with an introduction of the interviewer and interviewee, as well as location information; 00:55 Justin states he thinks Neal and his wife Carol had the longest connection with Reb Zalman and wants Neal to go into detail about how he knows Reb Zalman. Neal begins by saying he was a student in Winnipeg in 1961 and was hanging around the seminary to meet Zalman. Zalman happened to stumble upon Neal while he was shaving in the bathroom and they began talking about shaving. They also continued to write back and forth to each other; 08:20 Neal states, for him, Zalman became the gateway to Judaism. Neal often went with Zalman to various places because he wanted to live “every Jewish experience” he could; 18:45 Neal talks about how Zalman was against the political activities of the time. Neal continues to tell a story about how Zalman’s personal decisions caused Zalman grief in his career and personal life and Neal couldn’t understand why Zalman didn’t understand how his personal choices impacted his current life situation; 21:30 Neal talks about Zalman’s style and clothing; 23:00 Neal talks about the following Zalman created. He continues to talk about the time Zalman left Winnipeg and the other positions Zalman held outside of Winnipeg; 28:25 Neal describes Zalman’s three story house and his basement. He talks about the wires, pictures, and books in the basement; 29:50 Neal states Zalman always remained a teacher and a rabbi no matter what he was doing in his life. Neal talks about the books Zalman wrote; 30:50 Neal tells a story about how people outside of Winnipeg would connect with Zalman via long distance phone calls. He mentions the operator made a joke with someone about calling Rabbi Schachter because the operators received so many phone calls for him; 33:12 Justin asks about the attitude from the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) of Zalman. Neal talks about the conservative aspect of JTS; 38:00 Justin asks Neal if Zalman influenced his life and asks him to talk about his religious and family background; 57:26 Justin asks if Neal spoke Yiddish with Zalman. Neal confirms that he did speak in Yiddish with Zalman frequently; 01:00:00 Justin thanks Neal for the interview.
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Audio interview of Neal Rose, born 1939, by Dr. Justin Jaron Lewis via Skype from the interviewee's home in St. Louis to the interviewer's office. 00:00 Interview begins with an introduction of the interviewer and interviewee, as well as location information; 00:55 Justin states he thinks Neal and his wife Carol had the longest connection with Reb Zalman and wants Neal to go into detail about how he knows Reb Zalman. Neal begins by saying he was a student in Winnipeg in 1961 and was hanging around the seminary to meet Zalman. Zalman happened to stumble upon Neal while he was shaving in the bathroom and they began talking about shaving. They also continued to write back and forth to each other; 08:20 Neal states, for him, Zalman became the gateway to Judaism. Neal often went with Zalman to various places because he wanted to live “every Jewish experience” he could; 18:45 Neal talks about how Zalman was against the political activities of the time. Neal continues to tell a story about how Zalman’s personal decisions caused Zalman grief in his career and personal life and Neal couldn’t understand why Zalman didn’t understand how his personal choices impacted his current life situation; 21:30 Neal talks about Zalman’s style and clothing; 23:00 Neal talks about the following Zalman created. He continues to talk about the time Zalman left Winnipeg and the other positions Zalman held outside of Winnipeg; 28:25 Neal describes Zalman’s three story house and his basement. He talks about the wires, pictures, and books in the basement; 29:50 Neal states Zalman always remained a teacher and a rabbi no matter what he was doing in his life. Neal talks about the books Zalman wrote; 30:50 Neal tells a story about how people outside of Winnipeg would connect with Zalman via long distance phone calls. He mentions the operator made a joke with someone about calling Rabbi Schachter because the operators received so many phone calls for him; 33:12 Justin asks about the attitude from the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) of Zalman. Neal talks about the conservative aspect of JTS; 38:00 Justin asks Neal if Zalman influenced his life and asks him to talk about his religious and family background; 57:26 Justin asks if Neal spoke Yiddish with Zalman. Neal confirms that he did speak in Yiddish with Zalman frequently; 01:00:00 Justin thanks Neal for the interview.
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