COLLECTION NAME:
Winnipeg Jewish Renewal Oral History Collection
Record
Collection Name:
Winnipeg Jewish Renewal Oral History Collection
Title:
Interview with Frank Hechter, 5 March 2015
Creator:
Lewis, Justin Jaron, 1961-
Subject:
Jewish renewal
Subject:
Schachter-Shalomi, Zalman, 1924-2014
Description:
Audio interview of David Wilder, born 1954, by Dr. Justin Jaron Lewis at the Adas Yeshurun Herzlia Synagogue. 00:00 Interview begins with an introduction of the interviewer and interviewee, as well as location information; 00:30 David begins by talking about his recollections of Zalman starting in 1972 through 1975. He was a student in the Department of Judaic Studies at the University of Manitoba; 01:20 David states his friends were Zalman’s kids and he dated one of his daughters which caused an uneasiness or friction between Zalman and himself; 03:32 David talks about his experience growing up in the 1960s and how conservative he was at the time. He believes he became close to Zalman’s kids because there were also fairly conservative and did not do drugs, while their father did; 06:23 David talks about experiences with Zalman while he was in high school and his first encounter of Zalman; 10:20 David and Justin talk about Zalman’s drug use and LSD; 11:58 Justin asks David how other rabbis or professors got along with Zalman. He also talks about his experiences in various courses in his program; 17:52 David talks about his experiences with [Fagle?]. David talks about how bitter she was; 25:40 David talks about how he started dating Tina. He states he met her at Yale through Jewish student organizations; 28:21 David tells a story about a play that Zalman did the music for and the fact that it was a great experience; 37:22 Justin asks if David took the Psychology of Religion course and he said it wasn’t available at the time. He continues to talk about other courses that were offered; 44:40 David talks about the students that went into law; 50:08 David talks about [Israel Bonds?] and going to New York in the 1980’s; 55:50 Justin and David talk about the break down of Jewish leadership after Zalman left; 01:03:29 David talks about how strong Zalman was in his early years; 01:09:00 David provides Justin with contacts for other Rabbis and family members; 01:11:09 Justin thanks David for his participation.
Contributor:
Hechter, Frank
Date:
2015-03-05
Type:
Sound
Identifier:
WinnipegFrankHechterMarch052015.MP3
Source:
Rabbi Zalman Schachter's Years in Winnipeg
Language:
English
Coverage:
Winnipeg
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