Toward an oral history of Cape Ann: OH 79, CD 113 : Meyerowitz, William and Berstein, Theresa

TRACKS: Meyerowitz was born in Russia in the city of Dnepropetrovsk - his wife, Theresa Bernstein, was born in this country in Philadelphia

Russian experiments - started painting as a child with a theme of homes

Some political ideas - communism is a 'form of Utopia' that has not been achieved in Russia or anywhere else for that matter, history of Russia since approximately 1900, the use of Cossacks in imperial Russia

Some ideas about his Jewish identity and how it may have affected his painting

Some occurrences in pre-revolutionary Russia

1909 arrival in New York - I was born twice, once in Russia, once in U.S.

The Meyerowitzes meet each other in 1917

Marc Chagall and others

The economics of painting, did architectural work when he was young

10 Other talents include cantorial and opera singing, The Italians couldn't sing German that well which led to opera singing, I speak Italian fluently from experiences in the opera

Comparison of Gloucester to other cities, Mrs. Bernstein paints and is tremendously affected by people and their unconscious attitudes

Old days on Rocky Neck

Only paint Gloucester when here

This Other Gloucester by James O'Gorman - Meyerowitz's contribution thereto

Sings for the Universalist church and for the synagogue during the high holy days

I use all my arts the best way possible. Why not?

Acquaintance with Justice Holmes, and etching was made of him

Favorite Cape Ann artists, I developed my art painting here. It was one of the great places to paint.