Shirley Myerson
Transcript
0.00 - Visiting family during the school holidays in Sheffield
1.00 - Social work training practical work done in Sheffield and discussion of her line of work
2.00 - Details of her family today and how her experiences have affected the way she has brought up her children
4.19 - Stories she has when she stayed with her grandparents in Sheffield. What stood out in particular for her were the experiences she had when the Blitz was in Sheffield.
6.00 - Rebuilding of Sheffield, leading on to her holiday activities and discussion regarding Sheffield and its landmark points! (Including the vegetarian restaurant)
9.00 - Jewish community in Sheffield, shops and the ‘dos’ house
11.00 - Her grandparents shop and their past, and general memories of them
15.32 - Antisemitism
17.00 - Shirley reveals she is an Orthodox Jew which leads to a discussion regarding kosher diets, our contact with Jews, her practice and her family following the religion too
22.13 - Park House flats, the Moor and nostalgic remembering of how things have changed
24.30 - Discussion regarding the shrinkage of Jewish communities across Britain
30.00 - Details of her parent’s history and their upbringing. As well as a discussion regarding family expectations for work and higher education.
33.00 - Siblings
34.00 - Visiting her brother in sheltered housing in Israel
35.40 - Friends in Sheffield
36.00 - Fond memories of her grandfather and him taking them out
36.50 - Grocery shop memories, in particular what they sold and how she helped out in the store
40.30 - Choice of school for her children and memories of visiting them there
43.00 - Questioning of the project
43.50 - Feelings of security within the Jewish community and separation between them and the wider community, as well as their interactions within the wider community and society
47.00 - Childhood school memories, family stories
50.00 - Hebrew classes
50.55 - Making the most of our grandparents. Regret that she doesn’t know more about her own and their backgrounds
52.00 - Treasuring family photographs