Leyzer Finkelshteyn

born 1923 in Iași ("Iași (Yiddish: Yas)" in the catalogue) · recorded in Iași, 2006

3 recordings · 126 minutes · 15 min of questionnaire

Interviewed by Dov-Ber Kerler, Jeffrey Veidlinger, Moisei Lemster

Conversations 1

Each line is one conversation with Finkelshteyn, 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.

2006-05-25
▶ Iași · 2.1 h
MDV 267 · MDV 268 · MDV 269 (3 tapes)

The tapes (3)

MDV 267
25 May 2006 · Iași · part 1 of 2 15 passages · ▶ playable
MDV 268
25 May 2006 · Iași · part 2 of 2 8 passages · ▶ playable
MDV 269
25 May 2006 · Iași · part 1 of 2 6 passages · ▶ playable

Topics

Work and trades10 Family history9 Local Jewish history8 Childhood5 Daily life (general)4 Sabbath3 Food3 Home and housing3

Questionnaire

3 questions put to Finkelshteyn. Each link opens the recording at that moment.

MDV 268 0:04
meaning of dibek — meaning of 'a dibek'
MDV 268 0:37
meaning of goylem — meaning of 'a goylem'
MDV 269 4:37
meaning of a goyish mazl — what 'a goyish mazl' means