Cantor Herman Master Part2

The speaker recounts their family history, noting they married in 1953 and had daughter Marla in Mount Kisco in 1958. They discuss the challenges of observing Shabbat while attending school and playing sports with non-Jewish friends. The family was close-knit but not strictly religious; the mother and aunt initially avoided marrying rabbis due to these difficulties. Despite this, the community remained supportive. The speaker expresses deep love for their work within a socially-oriented Orthodox congregation, emphasizing strong familial bonds over rigid ritual observance during their upbringing. second day. So, why'd you make that one? So, do you want to talk about. What was your shoes... she was just... so. Ah. She was... six months later. So you got married six months after, like right after you got married? Yeah, about six months later. Oh. She was teaching... so we used to fly... New York... morning... I would go home... relationship. Okay, 'cause you were still going to school. We were living in Mount Kisco. Um. Mount Kisco... how long. Okay, so how long were you married before you had Marla? Marla was... married December 1953... and Marla was born March 30th, 1958. Where was she born? Marla was born in... actually she was born in... hospital... Mount Kisco. And you were living in Mount Kisco then? Yeah, Mount Kisco. And then... you moved to. We moved to... Marla... first grade. She was born. 1958... six years old... first grade. Um. Do you want to talk anything about... do you have anything to say about your family when you guys were growing up? Like when my mom... your mom was growing up? What was. Yeah, I know that both your aunt Marla and your mom said they never went. Said that they weren't going to marry rabbis? Yeah, they were. Ah. Why? First of all, they were always... and they always tried to... you know... be the best people... but especially... especially... everybody's family was... Saturday and Sunday... I wasn't. Ah. Shabbat... Sunday... I had a... field... boys... my brother... was a baseball team... so... that was... no league... school... friends... school... most of them were... so... it wasn't that easy... Shabbat... so that was a problem... and we found... we... in our congregation... for example... we had the same. Time clock? Same time... Shabbat... so... they grew up okay. Okay. Um. Let's see. I don't think it would have been. You think it would be a mistake? I don't think it would be a mistake. It was very. Okay. Difficult. How do you feel about your job now? I've always loved... so... much more... like much more... congregation... teachers... really... job... good job... emotional. A lot of people. My shul was never... a... congregation... it was more like a social congregation... religious. So that was basically the Orthodox congregation? Well, it started out... but I always... Orthodox... very respected... congregation. Like you didn't. But I lived in... Mount Kisco... this was... like... no matter what you did... wasn't this kind of congregation... religious. Oh, okay. Um. Anything... any stories... remember any stories about... the family... growing up, like with Aunt Marla or your mom besides... like not wanting to be... not wanting to marry rabbis... remember anything like stuff you guys used to do... Not... not observant Jews, but I don't know, any stuff that was like... the family. We were always a very close-knit... there was never a situation... in our family where... we... hurt each other... it's been... I liked... my... brother... sister... somebody... sitting... serving... really... Shabbat... house... just... observances... but it was... not really... it was a total... they didn't really... I mean... just... it was always a situation. We never... friends... different. Different? Different... it was... my brother's... my... that was... and she... but... it was... it was... it was. nature I mean it was nature it was pretty much so even though I was a short man I was always the good natured Do you have anything to say about your life right now About family or your kids or anything about the future I just I hope that my family children I'm a good person so I don't know I'm a good person I'm still a good person I'm still the same children future just maybe I'm responsible I hope I hope I can do something special I did choose the right person to interview