Interview with Dave Bloom, 1985



In 1985, I recorded an interview with my grandfather, Dave Bloom. You can click on individual segments in the list below, or listen to the entire interview in two longer sessions, at the bottom of the list.

Introduction: Michael Rothschild and the Benny Goodman Quartet
Track 1
The story of young Moses Bloom and the Tresjansky family Megillah
Track 2
Moses Bloom's narrow escape from his future father-in-law's wrath
Track 3
Moses Bloom receives a blessing from a wealthy neighbor in Poland
Track 4
Moses Bloom's patriotism as a recent immigrant
Track 5
Rememberances of Moses Bloom's former life as a feltcher in Poland
Track 6
The children of the Tresjansky family in America
Track 7
The story of the name Bloom
Track 8
An early recollection: the children who did not survive
Track 9
How babies were delivered in the early 20th Century
Track 10
Moses Bloom's pinochle gang
Track 11
Moses Bloom's delicatessen and the egg business
Track 12
Young David Bloom delivers milk for the delicatessen
Track 13
Working hard to make deliveries
Track 14
Side businesses at the delicatessen
Track 15
The shoe business in the basement
Track 16
Dora's Diner
Track 17
David Bloom's talent in mathematics, the silver medal and the spitball
Track 18
More mathematics: David Bloom in College
Track 19
A trip to Poland: The Marketplace
Track 20
Naomi Bloom goes to Holland at age 3, and escapes from her parents
Track 21
A trip to Poland: The Ferryman
Track 22
A trip to Poland: The rich American.
Track 23
Moses Bloom's heart attack and the taxis
Track 24
The death of Moses Bloom
Track 25
Remembrances of Moses Bloom as a lay cantor
Track 26
Complete 1985 Interview with Dave Bloom, Part 1
Complete 1985 Interview with Dave Bloom, Part 2