Abraham Goldbaum, Daniel Stock, and Ruth Goldbaum
Recorded
August 11, 2013
40:34 minutes
Id:
sfb002445
Description
Abraham Goldbaum talks to his grandson, Daniel Stock, and daughter, Ruth Goldbaum, about his love of music, life as an activist and traveling with his wife, Etta. Now at 100 years of age, he continues to sing in the rock and roll chorus at his Mill Valley assisted living facility and practice activism with the Seniors for PeaceSubject Log / Time Code
Al on his bar mitzvah and the food and crowd there
Al on going to school and what he studied in college and graduate school
Al on meeting his wife, Etta, on a hike for union employees
Al sings "Black is the color of my true loves hair" and says "She was a good catch" of his wife
Al started an interracial cateen that got everyone up in arms, but the White House backed him and President Roosevelt invited him to come visit and Musical activist Pete Seeger defended him.
Al on being in a chorus, sings a bit, drums in a group, enjoys being in the assisted living home, recalls singing at demonstrations
Al talks about his communist party activities and how living Washington was better because the government crackdown on radicals was targeting New York groups.
Al's advice to others is to be involved and active in life.
Participants
- Abraham Goldbaum
- Daniel Stock
- Ruth Goldbaum
Recording Locations
CJMVenue / Recording Kit
Keywords
Subjects
- Activism
- Advice
- Bar Mitzvah
- Children
- College, University
- Composing
- Daughters
- Favorite Songs
- Graduate School, Grad School
- Grandchildren
- Grandsons
- High School
- Instrument Playing
- Jokes
- Listening Habits
- Parents
- Political Parties
- Politics
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Schools
- Singing
- Spouses
- Students
- Teachers
- Teaching