Iosif L'vovich Geller

recorded in Izyaslav, Slavuta, 2003, 2007

4 recordings · 237 minutes · 24 min of questionnaire · 6 min of singing

Also written: Iosif L’vovich Geller

Interviewed by Dov-Ber Kerler, Jeffrey Veidlinger, Moisei Lemster · recorded together with Maria Isaakovna Liberzon

Conversations 2 ▶ play all in order

Each line is one conversation with Geller, 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.

• 2003-05-05
  ▶ Izyaslav · 2.0 h

  MDV 455 · MDV 456 (2 tapes)
• 2007-06-10
  ▶ Izyaslav · 62 min

  MDV 457

Topics

Questionnaire

75 questions put to Geller. Each link opens the recording at that moment.

• MDV 455 0:00
  to pray (молиться) — Yiddish equivalent of Russian молиться (to pray)
• MDV 456 4:29
  meaning of a guter yid — the meaning of 'a guter yid'
• MDV 456 6:01
  meaning of goylem — the meaning of 'goylem' (cf. golem)
• MDV 456 6:33
  please (пожалуйста) — the Yiddish equivalent of 'pozhaluysta' (please)
• MDV 456 6:57
  thank you (спасибо) — the Yiddish equivalent of 'spasibo' (thank you)
• MDV 456 7:45
  mouse (мышь) — the Yiddish word for 'mouse'
• MDV 456 9:14
  meaning of galitsyaner — the meaning of 'galitsyaner'
• MDV 456 10:15
  later (позже) — the Yiddish equivalent of 'pozdnee' (later)
• MDV 456 10:23
  later (позже) — the Yiddish equivalent of 'pozzhe' (later)
• MDV 456 10:36
  earlier (раньше) — the Yiddish equivalent of 'ran'she' (earlier)
• MDV 456 10:51
  cold (холодно) — the Yiddish equivalent of 'kholodno' (cold)
• MDV 456 11:26
  colder (холоднее) — the Yiddish equivalent of 'kholodnee' (colder)
• MDV 456 11:58
  high (высоко) — the Yiddish equivalent of 'vysoko' (high)
• MDV 456 12:04
  higher (выше) — the Yiddish equivalent of 'vyshe' (higher)
• MDV 456 12:12
  quickly (быстро) — the Yiddish equivalent of 'bystro' (fast)
• MDV 456 12:23
  near (близко) — the Yiddish equivalent of 'blizko' (near)
• MDV 456 12:30
  nearer (ближе) — the Yiddish equivalent of 'blizhe' (nearer)
• MDV 456 12:45
  where does he live (где он живет? (where does he live?)) — a sentence 'where does he live'
• MDV 456 13:50
  he is very sick (он очень болен) — how to say 'he is very sick'
• MDV 456 16:29
  difference between krank and shlaf — the difference between 'krank' and 'shlof' (sick vs. ill)
• MDV 456 17:27
  I like him (он мне нравится) — the Yiddish equivalent of 'on mne nravitsya' (I like him)
• MDV 456 17:54
  cross (крест) — the Yiddish word for 'cross'
• MDV 456 18:15
  to cross oneself (перекреститься) — the Yiddish equivalent of 'perekrestit'sya' (to cross oneself)
• MDV 456 18:24
  mountain (гора) — the Yiddish word for 'mountain'
• MDV 456 18:29
  does/makes (делает) — Yiddish equivalents of 'delaet' (does/makes)
• MDV 456 19:04
  stone building (каменная постройка) — the Yiddish term for a stone structure
• MDV 456 19:19
  vinegar (уксус) — the Yiddish word for 'vinegar'
• MDV 456 19:32
  sour (кислый) — the Yiddish word for 'sour'
• MDV 456 19:44
  my head hurts (голова болит) — the Yiddish for '(my) head hurts'
• MDV 456 19:50
  my head hurts (голова болит) — the Yiddish for 'I have a headache'
• MDV 456 19:57
  he knows this too (он знает это тоже) — the Yiddish for 'he knows that too'
• MDV 456 20:01
  from where (откуда) — the Yiddish for 'from where'
• MDV 456 21:04
  from there (оттуда) — the Yiddish for 'from there'
• MDV 456 21:25
  bed (кровать) — the Yiddish word for 'bed'
• MDV 456 21:37
  teeth (зубы) — the Yiddish word for 'teeth'
• MDV 456 21:41
  ten (десять) — the Yiddish word for 'ten'
• MDV 456 21:59
  vodka (водка) — the Yiddish word for 'vodka'
• MDV 456 23:00
  grandmother (бабушка) — the Yiddish word for 'grandmother'
• MDV 456 23:05
  taste (вкус) — the Yiddish word for 'taste'
• MDV 456 23:27
  spoke with mother (разговаривал с мамой) — the Yiddish for 'talked with (my) mother'
• MDV 456 23:41
  I walk on the street (иду по улице) — the Yiddish for 'I walk along the street'
• MDV 456 23:53
  I walk on the street (иду по улице) — the Yiddish for 'I walk along this street'
• MDV 456 24:07
  I live on this street (живу на этой улице) — the Yiddish for 'I live on this street'
• MDV 456 24:21
  all people (все люди) — the Yiddish for 'all people'
• MDV 456 24:43
  I know everyone (я знаю всех) — the Yiddish for 'I know everyone'
• MDV 456 26:09
  such people (такие люди) — the Yiddish for 'such people'
• MDV 456 26:48
  unclear — unclear (possibly 'prorok Ilya' → 'the prophet Elijah' or similar)
• MDV 456 28:43
  one and a half (полтора) — the Yiddish for 'one and a half'
• MDV 456 28:49
  otherwise I cannot (иначе не могу) — the Yiddish for 'otherwise I cannot'
• MDV 456 29:09
  potato (картошка) — the Yiddish word for 'potato'
• MDV 456 29:48
  blue (синий) — the Yiddish word for 'blue'
• MDV 456 29:54
  lives (живёт) — the Yiddish for '(he) lives' or possibly unclear
• MDV 456 29:59
  house (дом) — the Yiddish word for 'house'
• MDV 456 32:24
  groats (крупа) — the Yiddish word for 'groats'
• MDV 456 32:30
  pigeon (голубь) — the Yiddish word for 'dove/pigeon'
• MDV 456 32:46
  broth (бульон) — the Yiddish word for 'broth'
• MDV 456 32:56
  deaf (глухой (deaf)) — the Yiddish word for 'deaf'
• MDV 456 34:06
  unclear — unclear (possibly 'tifri shul' – a type of school or prayer?)
• MDV 456 34:12
  well (колодец) — the Yiddish word for 'well'
• MDV 456 35:12
  meaning of gvir — the meaning of 'gvir' (rich man)
• MDV 456 37:39
  I made a mistake (я сделал ошибку) — the Yiddish for 'I made a mistake'
• MDV 456 38:20
  unclear — unclear (possibly 'everyone knows it' or similar)
• MDV 456 38:26
  car/machine (машина) — the Yiddish word for 'car / machine'
• MDV 456 38:47
  singular and plural of river (река / реки) — the Yiddish singular and plural for 'river'
• MDV 456 39:18
  unclear — unclear (possibly 'naborne znayet' → 'probably knows' or similar)
• MDV 456 39:30
  ceiling (потолок) — the Yiddish word for 'ceiling'
• MDV 456 39:46
  ceiling (потолок) — the Yiddish word for ceiling (testing variants: vant, sufit, baltn, stelye)
• MDV 456 40:02
  floor (пол) — the Yiddish word for floor
• MDV 456 40:16
  fence (забор) — the Yiddish word for 'fence'
• MDV 456 40:49
  unclear — unclear (possibly 'tsmes' or similar; unclear in transcript)
• MDV 456 40:57
  what children threw on Tisha b'Av — what children threw on Tisha B'Av (at the beards of Jews)
• MDV 456 41:08
  difference between ponem and tsire — the difference between 'ponem' and 'tsire' (face)
• MDV 456 41:47
  much/many (много) — the Yiddish for 'many / much'
• MDV 456 42:12
  suddenly (вдруг) — the Yiddish for 'suddenly' (gar plotslen)
• MDV 456 43:33
  will you come or not (ты придешь или нет) — the Yiddish for 'will you come or not'