Yiddish

Conversation topics:

Children's songs

Documentation:

Yehudit Henshke, Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2018

Translator:

Shmuel Meʾir

Translation:

Lyrics:

Once upon a time, there were a chicken and a rooster – story begins.

Once upon a time, there were a cat and a mouse – story ends.

More info:

This children’s story was probably told when the parent had no patience to tell a long story.

God, I thank you dearly

To all the Mailers from Lanowce who were murdered in the Holocaust, and to those who have been fortunate to make Aliya and build a country and a new life

Name of speaker:

Bluma Gelstein (of Miller/Mailer)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Kibbutz farm work, shoemaker, laundrywoman, kitchen worker

Age of speaker at time of recording:

75

Year of immigration:

1935

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Bluma Gelstein – delivered by her daughter Hila Shay

Year of recording:

1990

36 righteous ones (Lamed-Vav Tzaddikim)

To all the Mailers from Lanowce who were murdered in the Holocaust, and to those who have been fortunate to make Aliya and build a country and a new life

Name of speaker:

Bluma Gelstein (of Miller/Mailer)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Kibbutz farm work, shoemaker, laundrywoman, kitchen worker

Age of speaker at time of recording:

75

Year of immigration:

1935

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Bluma Gelstein – delivered by her daughter Hila Shay

Year of recording:

1990

Why I learnt to sing songs

To all the Mailers from Lanowce who were murdered in the Holocaust, and to those who have been fortunate to make Aliya and build a country and a new life

Name of speaker:

Bluma Gelstein (of Miller/Mailer)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Kibbutz farm work, shoemaker, laundrywoman, kitchen worker

Age of speaker at time of recording:

75

Year of immigration:

1935

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Bluma Gelstein – delivered by her daughter Hila Shay

Year of recording:

1990

To the Creator of the skies and the world

To all the Mailers from Lanowce who were murdered in the Holocaust, and to those who have been fortunate to make Aliya and build a country and a new life

Name of speaker:

Bluma Gelstein (of Miller/Mailer)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Kibbutz farm work, shoemaker, laundrywoman, kitchen worker

Age of speaker at time of recording:

75

Year of immigration:

1935

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Bluma Gelstein – delivered by her daughter Hila Shay

Year of recording:

1990

Why did the little flower wither

To all the Mailers from Lanowce who were murdered in the Holocaust, and to those who have been fortunate to make Aliya and build a country and a new life

Name of speaker:

Bluma Gelstein (of Miller/Mailer)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Kibbutz farm work, shoemaker, laundrywoman, kitchen worker

Age of speaker at time of recording:

75

Year of immigration:

1935

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Bluma Gelstein – delivered by her daughter Hila Shay

Year of recording:

1990

Walks off, crosses the street

To all the Mailers from Lanowce who were murdered in the Holocaust, and to those who have been fortunate to make Aliya and build a country and a new life

Name of speaker:

Bluma Gelstein (of Miller/Mailer)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Kibbutz farm work, shoemaker, laundrywoman, kitchen worker

Age of speaker at time of recording:

75

Year of immigration:

1935

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics: