Dora Solomonovna Beigel

née Pansky · recorded in Hnivan', Vinnytsya, 2008

3 recordings · 136 minutes · 64 min of questionnaire

Interviewed by Dov-Ber Kerler, Moisei Lemster

Conversations 1

Each line is one conversation with Beigel, whichever tapes carry it; ▶ opens it with its own player, which runs through its parts in sequence. The tape links play from that point on the tape's page.

• 2008-05-23
  ▶ Hnivan' · 2.3 h proposed

  MDV 441 · MDV 442 · MDV 443 (3 tapes)

Topics

Questionnaire

78 questions put to Beigel. Each link opens the recording at that moment.

• MDV 441 0:04
  whether heard dibbuk — whether the speaker has heard the word 'dibek'
• MDV 441 0:07
  meaning of dibek — the meaning of 'dibek'
• MDV 441 0:16
  meaning of goylem — the meaning of 'goylem'
• MDV 441 0:42
  meaning of meshimed — the meaning of 'meshimed'
• MDV 441 3:13
  cemetery (кладбище) — how to say 'cemetery' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 0:05
  sun (солнце) — Yiddish word for 'sun'
• MDV 442 1:41
  plural of gvir — plural of גביר
• MDV 442 1:47
  Hanukkah game — name of Hanukkah game/toy
• MDV 442 2:15
  greeting during the day (здравствуй) — Yiddish greeting for 'hello'
• MDV 442 3:09
  wagon — word for wagon
• MDV 442 3:14
  plural of vogn — plural of וואגן
• MDV 442 3:16
  congratulations (поздравляю) — Yiddish for 'congratulations' at a wedding
• MDV 442 3:41
  thank you (спасибо) — Yiddish for 'thank you'
• MDV 442 5:04
  groats (крупа) — Yiddish word for 'groats'
• MDV 442 5:37
  kasha (каша) — Yiddish word for 'kasha, porridge'
• MDV 442 6:41
  cat catches mouse — sentence 'a cat catches a mouse'
• MDV 442 7:32
  potato (картошка) — Yiddish word for 'potatoes'
• MDV 442 7:46
  gray/grey-haired (серый / седой) — Yiddish word for 'gray/grey-haired'
• MDV 442 8:40
  to build (a construi (RO)) — Yiddish word for 'to build'
• MDV 442 8:44
  stone building (каменная постройка) — Yiddish phrase for 'stone building'
• MDV 442 9:00
  wall — word for a wall (מאווער / מויער)
• MDV 442 10:15
  deaf (глухой (deaf)) — Yiddish word for 'deaf'
• MDV 442 10:39
  kiss (поцелуй) — Yiddish word for 'kiss'
• MDV 442 11:43
  please (пожалуйста) — Yiddish word for 'please'
• MDV 442 11:50
  late (поздно) — Yiddish word for 'late'
• MDV 442 11:56
  later (позже) — Yiddish word for 'later'
• MDV 442 12:02
  earlier (раньше) — Yiddish word for 'earlier'
• MDV 442 19:21
  quickly (быстро) — Yiddish word for 'quickly'
• MDV 442 19:24
  faster (быстрее) — comparative 'quicker'
• MDV 442 19:29
  near (близко) — Yiddish word for 'near'
• MDV 442 19:35
  nearer (ближе) — comparative 'nearer'
• MDV 442 20:08
  also (тоже) — Yiddish word for 'also'
• MDV 442 20:21
  he knows this too (он знает это тоже) — he knows also (grammatical/usage question)
• MDV 442 21:22
  where does he live (где он живет? (where does he live?)) — sentence 'where does he live'
• MDV 442 26:40
  honest (честный) — how to say 'honest' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 27:18
  pious (набожный) — how to say 'pious/devout' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 28:49
  I like her very much (она мне нравится) — how to say 'she pleases me very much' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 29:03
  cross (крест) — how to say 'cross' (religious object) in Yiddish
• MDV 442 29:33
  ladder (лестница) — has she heard the word 'pelekestitse(r)' for 'ladder/stairs'
• MDV 442 30:20
  ladder (лестница) — is 'leyter' the word for ladder/stairs
• MDV 442 30:56
  apostate (выкрест) — how to say 'apostate/convert from Judaism' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 31:07
  mountain (гора) — how to say 'mountain/hill' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 31:32
  peasant (крестьянин) — how to say 'peasant' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 31:43
  peasant (крестьянин) — is 'kristyanin' used in Yiddish
• MDV 442 33:07
  my head hurts (голова болит) — how to say 'the head hurts' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 33:28
  where are you from (откуда вы?) — how to say 'where are you from' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 34:15
  please (пожалуйста) — how to say 'please' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 34:26
  flowerbed (клумба с цветами) — how to say 'flowerbed' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 34:32
  flowerbed/garden bed (грядка) — is 'beyt' or 'gradke' the word for flowerbed/garden bed
• MDV 442 34:47
  butter (масло) — how to say 'butter' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 34:56
  tree (дерево) — how to say 'tree' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 35:03
  tree (дерево) — is 'dereve' the Yiddish word for tree
• MDV 442 35:48
  teeth (зубы) — how to say 'teeth' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 36:06
  vodka (водка) — how to say 'vodka' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 36:20
  thousand (тысяча) — how to say 'thousand' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 37:46
  twenty (двадцать) — how to say 'twenty' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 38:20
  don't cry (не плачь) — how to say 'don't cry' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 38:45
  to pray (молиться) — what is the word/concept for praying
• MDV 442 39:12
  grandmother (бабушка) — how to say 'grandmother' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 39:17
  midwife (акушерка) — how to say 'midwife' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 39:50
  taste (вкус) — how to say 'taste' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 40:56
  go on the street (идти по улице) — how to say 'go on/in the street' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 41:03
  street (улица) — how to say 'street' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 41:34
  lake (озеро) — how to say 'lake' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 42:25
  I don't see him (я его не вижу) — how to say 'I don't see him' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 42:56
  potato (картошка) — confirmation about 'potato'
• MDV 442 43:02
  potato (картошка) — can you say 'bulbes' for potatoes
• MDV 442 43:33
  flowers (цветы) — how to say 'flowers' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 43:56
  store (магазин) — how to say 'store' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 44:32
  to bring order (навести порядок) — how to say 'put in order' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 45:33
  do you know everyone (вы знаете всех?) — how to say 'you know everyone' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 46:48
  in our family were seven (в нашей семье было семеро) — how to say 'in our family there were seven people'
• MDV 442 47:07
  unclear — unclear prompt
• MDV 442 47:15
  I sat at the table (я сидел за столом) — how to say 'I sat at the table' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 47:22
  on this street live only Jews (на этой улице живут одни евреи) — how to say 'on this street live only Jews' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 47:41
  this is another story (это другая история) — how to say 'this is another story' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 48:52
  I don't know whether he knows or not (не знаю, знает ли он или нет) — how to say 'I don't know whether he knows or not' in Yiddish
• MDV 442 49:20
  will you come or not (ты придешь или нет) — how to say 'will you come or not' in Yiddish