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AHEYM-2013-044 · Cluj-Napoca

Cluj-Napoca (Kloyzenburg in the project's index) 2013-05-17 8 min · 4 stretches · 3 questions about words Yiddish 100%

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Summary

Near the end of a session in Kloyzenburg (2013-05-17), an elderly man tells an anecdote about a man named Grunfeld (?) and his parents' eatery, and Kerler asks him a word meaning. Kerler then asks his Yiddish name, asks for childhood memories and for the name of a Purim game, and thanks him and wishes him long life. The informant is not named in the index.

Stretches

00:00–02:02

The informant tells of walking out of the synagogue with several men, including a man named Grunfeld (?) and an American who heads the community. They visit a sick man at his home, and the talk turns to whether he will recover. The informant says Grunfeld has a long history, and that his parents had an eatery in Kloyzenburg.

02:07–04:47

Kerler asks what the word for the parents' eatery meant, and the informant explains that it was a modest place for a midday meal, not a luxury restaurant. He says the parents had a maid, who became his wife and died some years later. He mentions two daughters who live with him, then tells a story about a visit where he was asked to say who he was, and then Kerler asks his Yiddish name.

04:47–06:51

Kerler asks for a childhood memory, a story or a song from cheder years. The informant says he was not musical and brings up Purim plays. Kerler asks what children threw at Purim, and the informant does not remember the name.

Questionnaire before the war ChildhoodPurimCultural terminology

06:51–08:08

Kerler thanks the informant and wishes him good health to 120. They chat about long life and ages of ninety and above, and close with repeated good wishes.

Informal life today

Questions about words

  • 02:20
    Was that called budeke? — meaning of the word for the parents' eatery
  • 04:07
    What is your Yiddish name? — the informant's first Yiddish name
  • 06:33
    What were the things children threw at Purim called? — name of the Purim noisemaker or thrown item