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No Chuppa and No Rabbis (on a Khupe un on Rabonim)

From the collection of composer and Jewish music curator, Zeʾev Bitkin Z”L (1947-2019)

Kindly delivered by Ḥava Shmulevich for his blessed memory

Name of speaker: 
Bella Kapitman
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Kindergarten teacher
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
78
Speaker's country of origin: 
Europe: Eastern
Speaker's community of origin: 
Yaruha (Ukraine)
Language: 
Yiddish
Conversation topics: 
Folk songs
Documentation: 
Composer and curator Zeʾev Bitkin Z”L
Year of recording: 
1987
Text: 

Three Daughters (Dray Tekhter)

From the collection of composer and Jewish music curator, Zeʾev Bitkin Z”L (1947-2019)

Kindly delivered by Ḥava Shmulevich for his blessed memory

Name of speaker: 
Hertz Reef
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Radio technician
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
75
Speaker's country of origin: 
Europe: Eastern
Speaker's community of origin: 
Mohyliv-Podil's'kyi (Ukraine)
Language: 
Yiddish
Conversation topics: 
Folk songs
Documentation: 
Composer and curator Zeʾev Bitkin Z”L
Year of recording: 
1987
Text: 

The Rabbi from Zernitz (a Zernitzer Rabbi)

From the collection of composer and Jewish music curator, Zeʾev Bitkin Z”L (1947-2019)

Kindly delivered by Ḥava Shmulevich for his blessed memory

Name of speaker: 
Yitsḥak Lerner
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Accountant
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Speaker's country of origin: 
Europe: Eastern
Speaker's community of origin: 
Mohyliv-Podil's'kyi (Ukraine)
Language: 
Yiddish
Conversation topics: 
Folk songs
Documentation: 
Composer and curator Zeʾev Bitkin Z”L
Year of recording: 
1987

Little Stars and a Moon (Shterndlekh un di Levone)

From the collection of composer and Jewish music curator, Zeʾev Bitkin Z”L (1947-2019)

Kindly delivered by Ḥava Shmulevich for his blessed memory

Name of speaker: 
Yevgenya ʾEtelzon
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Teacher
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
67
Speaker's country of origin: 
Europe: Eastern
Speaker's community of origin: 
Chernivtsi (Ukraine)
Language: 
Yiddish
Conversation topics: 
Folk songs
Documentation: 
Composer and curator Zeʾev Bitkin Z”L
Year of recording: 
1987
Text: 

Leading the bride (Me firt di kale)

From the collection of composer and Jewish music curator, Zeʾev Bitkin Z”L (1947-2019)

Kindly delivered by Ḥava Shmulevich for his blessed memory

Name of speaker: 
Maya Shtreishman
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
33
Speaker's country of origin: 
Europe: Eastern
Speaker's community of origin: 
Orhei (Moldova)
Language: 
Yiddish
Conversation topics: 
Folk songs, Women
Documentation: 
Composer and curator Ze'ev Bitkin Z”L
Year of recording: 
1987

Why are you looking at me little bird? (Vos kukstu mikh feygele on)

From the collection of composer and Jewish music curator, Zeʾev Bitkin Z”L (1947-2019)

Kindly delivered by Ḥava Shmulevich for his blessed memory

Name of speaker: 
Rosa Shtiebel
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Teacher
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
50
Speaker's country of origin: 
Europe: Eastern
Speaker's community of origin: 
Balti (Moldova)
Language: 
Yiddish
Conversation topics: 
Folk songs
Documentation: 
Composer and curator Ze'ev Bitkin Z”L
Year of recording: 
1985
Text: 
תווי נגינה: 
PDF icon Vos kukstu mikh feygele on.pdf

Sleepy town, closed shutters (Es drimlt dos shtetl, di lodn farmakht)

From the collection of composer and Jewish music curator, Zeʾev Bitkin Z”L (1947-2019)

Kindly delivered by Ḥava Shmulevich for his blessed memory

Name of speaker: 
Rosa Shtiebel
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Teacher
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
50
Speaker's country of origin: 
Europe: Eastern
Speaker's community of origin: 
Balti (Moldova)
Language: 
Yiddish
Conversation topics: 
Folk songs
Documentation: 
Composer and curator Ze'ev Bitkin Z”L
Year of recording: 
1985
Text: 
תווי נגינה: 
PDF icon Es drimlt dos shtetl.pdf

Honey, why are you pouting? (Vos geystu ketsele azoy broygez)

From the collection of composer and Jewish music curator, Zeʾev Bitkin Z”L (1947-2019)

Kindly delivered by Ḥava Shmulevich for his blessed memory

Name of speaker: 
Elka Rosenberg
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Taylor
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
72
Speaker's country of origin: 
Europe: Eastern
Speaker's community of origin: 
Riscani (Moldova)
Language: 
Yiddish
Conversation topics: 
Folk songs
Documentation: 
Composer and curator Ze'ev Bitkin Z”L
Year of recording: 
1985
Text: 
תווי נגינה: 
PDF icon Vos geystu ketsl azoy broygez.pdf

Singing you a song (A lid vel ikh aykh zingen)

From the collection of composer and Jewish music curator, Zeʾev Bitkin Z”L (1947-2019)

Kindly delivered by Ḥava Shmulevich for his blessed memory

Name of speaker: 
Michael Fidel
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Taylor
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
70
Speaker's country of origin: 
Europe: Eastern
Speaker's community of origin: 
Soroca (Moldova)
Language: 
Yiddish
Conversation topics: 
Folk songs
Documentation: 
Composer and curator Ze'ev Bitkin Z”L
Year of recording: 
1987

Ship sailing to America (Di shif geyt keyn Amerike)

From the collection of composer and Jewish music curator, Zeʾev Bitkin Z”L (1947-2019)

Kindly delivered by Ḥava Shmulevich for his blessed memory

Name of speaker: 
Elka Rosenberg
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Taylor
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
72
Speaker's country of origin: 
Europe: Eastern
Speaker's community of origin: 
Riscani (Moldova)
Language: 
Yiddish
Conversation topics: 
Folk songs
Documentation: 
Composer and curator Ze'ev Bitkin Z”L
Year of recording: 
1985
Text: 
תווי נגינה: 
PDF icon Di shif geyt keyn Amerike.pdf

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