Iosef (Yosl) Grigoryevich Grayf

born 1922 in Kolomyya · recorded in Kolomyya, 2003, 2005

3 recordings · 179 minutes · 52 min of questionnaire · 4 min of singing

Interviewed by Dov-Ber Kerler, Dovid Katz, Jeffrey Veidlinger · recorded together with David Abramovich Vider

Conversations 2 ▶ play all in order

Each line is one conversation with Grayf, 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.

• 2003-05-15
  ▶ Kolomyya · 80 min two sources agree

  MDV 517 39:34–1:02:24 · MDV 518 (2 tapes)
• 2005-07-02
  ▶ Kolomyya · 60 min

  MDV 525

Topics

Questionnaire

102 questions put to Grayf. Each link opens the recording at that moment.

• MDV 518 0:00
  meaning of dibek — meaning of 'a dibek'
• MDV 518 0:56
  belly (живот) — Yiddish for живот (belly)
• MDV 518 1:06
  groats (крупа) — Yiddish for крупа (groats)
• MDV 518 1:19
  mouse (мышь) — Yiddish for мышь (mouse)
• MDV 518 1:19
  house (дом) — Yiddish for дом (house)
• MDV 518 2:09
  kasha (каша) — Yiddish for каша
• MDV 518 2:23
  blue (синий) — Yiddish for синий (blue)
• MDV 518 2:28
  gray (седой, серый) — Yiddish for седой/серый (gray-haired)
• MDV 518 2:39
  builds (строит) — Yiddish for строит (builds)
• MDV 518 2:55
  stone building (каменная постройка) — Yiddish for каменное здание (stone building)
• MDV 518 3:24
  brick (кирпич) — Yiddish for кирпич (brick)
• MDV 518 3:27
  sour (кислый) — Yiddish for кислый (sour)
• MDV 518 3:30
  deaf (глухой (deaf)) — Yiddish for глухой (deaf)
• MDV 518 3:51
  kiss (поцелуй) — Yiddish for поцелуй (kiss)
• MDV 518 3:54
  later (позже) — Yiddish for позже (later)
• MDV 518 3:54
  later (позже) — Yiddish for позже (later, comparative)
• MDV 518 4:08
  earlier (раньше) — Yiddish for раньше (earlier)
• MDV 518 4:36
  high (высокий) — Yiddish for высокий (high/tall)
• MDV 518 4:45
  higher (выше) — Yiddish for выше (higher)
• MDV 518 4:48
  faster (быстрее) — Yiddish for быстрее (faster)
• MDV 518 4:54
  faster (быстрее) — another word for 'faster'
• MDV 518 5:05
  near (близко) — Yiddish for близко (near)
• MDV 518 5:15
  nearer (ближе) — Yiddish for ближе (nearer)
• MDV 518 5:29
  he knows this too (он знает это тоже) — Yiddish for 'he knows this too'
• MDV 518 5:42
  she knows everything (она знает всё) — Yiddish for 'she knows everything'
• MDV 518 6:02
  where does he live (где он живет? (where does he live?)) — Yiddish for 'where does he live'
• MDV 518 6:14
  listen to me (слушай меня) — Yiddish for 'listen to me'
• MDV 518 6:26
  to breathe (дышать) — Yiddish for дышать (to breathe)
• MDV 518 7:15
  he is very sick (он очень болен) — Yiddish for 'he is very sick'
• MDV 518 7:29
  she is very beautiful (она очень красивая) — Yiddish for 'she is very beautiful'
• MDV 518 7:56
  I don't like him (он мне не нравится) — Yiddish for 'I don't like (it/him)'
• MDV 518 7:59
  I don't like at all (мне очень не нравится) — Yiddish for 'I really don't like (it/him)'
• MDV 518 8:10
  barely walks (еле-еле ходит) — Yiddish for 'barely walks'
• MDV 518 8:14
  he ran away from the Germans (он убежал от немцев) — Yiddish for 'escaped from the Germans'
• MDV 518 8:26
  very pious (очень набожен) — Yiddish for 'very pious'
• MDV 518 8:52
  honest (честный) — Yiddish for честный (honest)
• MDV 518 9:20
  he is a believer (он верующий) — Yiddish for 'he is a believer'
• MDV 518 9:55
  cross (крест) — Yiddish for крест (cross)
• MDV 518 10:11
  Jew from Lithuania — term for a Jew from Lithuania
• MDV 518 10:56
  my head hurts (голова болит) — Yiddish for 'head hurts'
• MDV 518 11:13
  my head hurts (голова болит) — Yiddish for 'my head hurts'
• MDV 518 11:32
  from where (откуда) — Yiddish for откуда (from where)
• MDV 518 11:53
  where to (куда) — Yiddish for куда (to where)
• MDV 518 12:00
  bed (кровать) — Yiddish for кровать (bed)
• MDV 518 12:06
  I ask you (я прошу вас) — Yiddish for 'I ask you'
• MDV 518 12:12
  vodka (водка) — Yiddish for водка (vodka)
• MDV 518 12:21
  thousand (тысяча) — Yiddish for тысяча (thousand)
• MDV 518 12:24
  in three days they will come (через три дня они приедут) — Yiddish for 'in three days they will come'
• MDV 518 13:07
  in the twentieth year (в двадцатом году) — Yiddish for 'in (nineteen) fourteen'
• MDV 518 13:32
  you are young (ты молод) — Yiddish for 'you are young'
• MDV 518 13:40
  you (pl.) are right (вы правы) — Yiddish for 'you (pl.) are right'
• MDV 518 14:15
  to pray (молиться) — Yiddish for молиться (to pray)
• MDV 518 14:23
  grandmother (бабушка) — Yiddish for бабушка (grandmother)
• MDV 518 14:37
  midwife (акушерка) — Yiddish for midwife
• MDV 518 14:52
  I speak with mama (разговариваю с мамой) — Yiddish for 'I talk with mother/mama'
• MDV 518 15:32
  I walk on the street (иду по улице) — Yiddish for 'I go on the street'
• MDV 518 15:53
  I live on this street (живу на этой улице) — Yiddish for 'I live on this street'
• MDV 518 16:26
  he said that you are sick (он сказал, что ты болен) — Yiddish for 'he said that you are sick'
• MDV 518 17:04
  well (колодец) — Yiddish for колодец (well)
• MDV 518 17:48
  potato (картошка) — Yiddish for картошка (potato)
• MDV 518 18:35
  flowers (цветы) — Yiddish for цветы (flowers)
• MDV 518 18:47
  tail (хвост) — Yiddish for хвост (tail)
• MDV 518 19:45
  to bring order (навести порядок) — Yiddish for 'to make order'
• MDV 518 19:56
  defeated the Germans (разбили немцев, разбили врага) — Yiddish for 'defeated the Germans/enemy'
• MDV 518 20:15
  enemy (враг) — Yiddish for враг (enemy)
• MDV 518 20:22
  plural of enemy (mult dușman) — plural of 'soyne' (enemy)
• MDV 518 20:31
  all people (все люди) — Yiddish for 'all people'
• MDV 518 20:44
  I know everyone here (я знаю здесь всех) — Yiddish for 'I know everyone here'
• MDV 518 21:59
  I was at father's (я был у отца) — Yiddish for 'I was at father's'
• MDV 518 22:05
  I sat at the table (я сидел за столом) — Yiddish for 'I sat at the table'
• MDV 518 22:08
  on this street live only Jews (на этой улице живут одни евреи) — Yiddish for 'on this street live only Jews'
• MDV 518 22:30
  this is another story (это другая история) — Yiddish for 'this is another story'
• MDV 518 22:47
  you came from another city (ты прибыл из другого города) — Yiddish for 'you came from another city'
• MDV 518 23:07
  one and a half (полтора) — Yiddish for полтора (one and a half)
• MDV 518 23:18
  otherwise I cannot (иначе не могу) — Yiddish for 'otherwise I cannot'
• MDV 518 23:46
  attic (чердак) — Yiddish for чердак (attic)
• MDV 518 23:53
  ceiling (потолок) — term for ceiling
• MDV 518 24:47
  I don't know whether he knows or not (не знаю, знает ли он или нет) — Yiddish for 'I don't know whether he knows or not'
• MDV 518 25:20
  will you come or not (ты придешь или нет) — Yiddish for 'will you come or not?'
• MDV 518 25:36
  to use (использовать) — Yiddish for использовать (to use)
• MDV 518 25:43
  I am very pleased (мне очень приятно) — Yiddish for 'I am very pleased'
• MDV 518 26:26
  row (ряд) — Yiddish for ряд (row)
• MDV 518 26:38
  then (тогда) — Yiddish for тогда (then)
• MDV 518 26:49
  then he came (тогда приехал) — Yiddish for 'then he came'
• MDV 518 27:27
  plural of vogn — plural of 'vogn' (wagon)
• MDV 518 27:42
  plural of gvir — plural of 'gvir' (rich man)
• MDV 518 28:03
  mistake (ошибка) — word for 'mistake' (toes)
• MDV 518 28:28
  probably (наверное) — Yiddish for наверное (probably)
• MDV 518 28:46
  fence (забор) — Yiddish for забор (fence)
• MDV 518 28:53
  what children threw on Tisha b'Av — what children threw on Tisha B'Av
• MDV 525 0:05
  come here (иди сюда) — Yiddish for 'come here'
• MDV 525 0:20
  go there (иди туда) — Yiddish for 'go there'
• MDV 525 0:32
  twenty (двадцать) — Yiddish for 'twenty'
• MDV 525 0:51
  thank you (спасибо) — Yiddish for 'thank you'
• MDV 525 1:13
  vodka (водка) — Yiddish for 'vodka'
• MDV 525 2:00
  to talk with mother (разговаривать с мамой) — Yiddish for 'I speak with mother'
• MDV 525 2:47
  I live on this street (живу на этой улице) — Yiddish for 'I live on this street'
• MDV 525 3:27
  don't cry (не плачь) — Yiddish for 'don't cry'
• MDV 525 3:32
  thousand (тысяча) — Yiddish for 'thousand'
• MDV 525 3:56
  my husband (мой муж) — Yiddish for 'my husband'
• MDV 525 4:38
  all people (все люди) — Yiddish for 'all people'
• MDV 525 5:18
  one and a half (полтора) — Yiddish for 'one and a half'