Yiddish

Speaker's community of origin:

Riscani (Moldova)

Language:

Conversation topics:

Folk songs, Language

Documentation:

Composer and curator Ze'ev Bitkin Z”L

Year of recording:

1985

Text:

Der alef-beys.pdf

תווי נגינה:

Der alef-beys.pdf

Green leaves (Foaie verde, bleter grine)

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:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Foaie verde bleter grine.pdf

Documentation:

Composer and curator Ze'ev Bitkin Z”L

Year of recording:

1985

Text:

Foaie verde bleter grine.pdf

תווי נגינה:

Nursery Rhyme (A vig-lid)

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:

Speaker's community of origin:

Riscani (Moldova)

Language:

Folk songs, Nursery rhymes

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Composer and curator Ze'ev Bitkin Z”L

Year of recording:

1985

Text:

A vig-lid.pdf

תווי נגינה:

A vig-lid.pdf

Have fun children! (Huliet, huliet kinderlekh)

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:

Speaker's community of origin:

Riscani (Moldova)

Language:

Conversation topics:

Huliet huliet kinderlekh.pdf

Documentation:

Composer and curator Ze'ev Bitkin Z”L

Year of recording:

1985

Text:

Huliet huliet kinderlekh.pdf

תווי נגינה:

Wide fields, calm forests (Glaykhe felder, shtile velder)

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:

Gittel Gelman

Gender of speaker:

Female

Age of speaker at time of recording:

83

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Stryzhavka (Ukraine)

Language:

Conversation topics:

Glaykhe felder_shtile velder.pdf

Documentation:

Composer and curator Ze'ev Bitkin Z”L

Year of recording:

1987

Text:

Glaykhe felder shtile velder.pdf

תווי נגינה:

Reyzele the shochet (ritual butcher)'s daughter (Reyzele dem shoykhets)

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:

Gittel Gelman

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Teacher

Age of speaker at time of recording:

81

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Balti (Moldova)

Language:

Conversation topics:

Reyzele dem shoykhets.pdf

Documentation:

Composer and curator Ze'ev Bitkin Z”L

Year of recording:

1985

Text:

Reyzele dem shoykhets.pdf

תווי נגינה:

Shoyshanas Yaakov

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:

David Ḥeilis

Participants in the conversation:

Leonid Ḥeilis

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Teacher

Age of speaker at time of recording:

65

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Cycle of the year, Folk songs, Piyyutim, Purim

Documentation:

Composer and curator Ze'ev Bitkin Z”L

Year of recording:

1987

Alphabet (Alef-beys)

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:

David Ḥeilis

Participants in the conversation:

Leonid Ḥeilis

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Teacher

Age of speaker at time of recording:

65

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Composer and curator Ze'ev Bitkin Z”L

Year of recording:

1987

One year after my wedding (A yor nokh mayn khasene)

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:

Leonid Ḥeilis

Participants in the conversation:

David Ḥeilis

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Public catering worker

Age of speaker at time of recording:

65

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Composer and curator Ze'ev Bitkin Z”L

Year of recording:

1987

I take thee (Harey at)

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:

Leonid Ḥeilis

Participants in the conversation:

David Ḥeilis

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Public catering worker

Age of speaker at time of recording:

65

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language: