Manya (Margule) Moiseevna Mester

née Shnayder · born 1922 in Stolniceni ("village of Stolniceni" in the catalogue) two sources agree · recorded in Chișinău, 2005

3 recordings · 158 minutes · 34 min of questionnaire

Also written: Manya Moiseevna Mester

Interviewed by Dov-Ber Kerler, Dovid Katz, Moisei Lemster · recorded together with Paulina Ancel, Sergo Bengelsdorf, Zlata (Zlote) Tkach

Conversations 2 ▶ play all in order

Each line is one conversation with Mester, 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.

• 2005-12-18
  ▶ Chișinău · 45 min

  MDV 816
• 2005-12-20
  ▶ Chișinău · 78 min proposed

  MDV 143 · MDV 144 0:00–21:50 (2 tapes)

Topics

Questionnaire

52 questions put to Mester. Each link opens the recording at that moment.

• MDV 143 0:21
  brought (принёс) — how to say 'brought' (Russian принёс)
• MDV 143 1:09
  biographical — the father's name
• MDV 143 2:29
  plural of gvir — plural form of 'gvir' (wealthy man)
• MDV 143 2:54
  meaning of dibek — what 'dibek' means
• MDV 143 3:06
  meaning of goylem — what 'goylem' means
• MDV 144 1:30
  near (близко) — the Yiddish for 'close'
• MDV 144 1:33
  nearer (ближе) — the Yiddish for 'closer'
• MDV 144 1:45
  sour (кислый) — the Yiddish for 'sour'
• MDV 144 2:55
  barely walks (еле-еле ходит) — the Yiddish for 'he barely walks'
• MDV 144 3:42
  honest (честный) — the Yiddish for 'honest'
• MDV 144 4:05
  pious (набожный) — the Yiddish for 'pious/devout'
• MDV 144 5:12
  what erlekher means — what does 'ערלעכער' mean?
• MDV 144 6:07
  peasant (крестьянин) — the Yiddish for 'peasant, one who works the land'
• MDV 144 8:42
  thousand (тысяча) — the Yiddish for 'thousand'
• MDV 144 9:54
  lake (озеро) — the Yiddish for 'lake'
• MDV 144 12:22
  store (магазин) — the Yiddish for 'store'
• MDV 144 12:27
  flowers (цветы) — the Yiddish for 'flowers'
• MDV 144 12:54
  potato (картошка) — the Yiddish for 'potato'
• MDV 144 15:42
  face (лицо) — the Yiddish for 'face'
• MDV 144 15:56
  mug/ugly face (рожа) — the Yiddish for 'mug, ugly face'
• MDV 144 17:05
  whose child (чей ребёнок) — whose child is this
• MDV 144 17:18
  fence (забор) — the Yiddish for 'fence'
• MDV 144 19:28
  he is very handsome (Он очень красивый) — how to say in Yiddish 'he is very handsome'
• MDV 144 20:34
  suddenly (вдруг) — how to say 'suddenly'
• MDV 144 20:52
  singular and plural of enemy — singular and plural of 'enemy'
• MDV 144 21:08
  thank you (спасибо) — the Yiddish for 'thank you'
• MDV 816 0:05
  meaning of dibek — meaning of 'dibek'
• MDV 816 0:23
  meaning of goylem — meaning of 'goylem'
• MDV 816 1:14
  hello (здравствуйте) — Yiddish greetings
• MDV 816 1:23
  when a gut elef is said — when 'a gut elef' is said
• MDV 816 1:53
  please (пожалуйста) — Yiddish for 'please'
• MDV 816 2:40
  congratulations (поздравляю) — Yiddish for congratulations at a wedding
• MDV 816 3:03
  thank you (спасибо) — Yiddish for 'thank you'
• MDV 816 3:42
  what hoyz means — what 'hoyz' means
• MDV 816 3:53
  kasha (каша) — Yiddish for 'kasha/porridge'
• MDV 816 4:37
  blue (синий) — Yiddish for 'blue'
• MDV 816 4:53
  pigeon (голубь) — Yiddish for 'pigeon'
• MDV 816 5:05
  grey (серый) — Yiddish for 'grey'
• MDV 816 5:09
  to build (a construi (RO)) — Yiddish for 'to build'
• MDV 816 5:46
  sour (кислый) — Yiddish for 'sour'
• MDV 816 5:55
  sweet and sour (кислосладкий) — Yiddish for 'sweet and sour'
• MDV 816 6:46
  late (поздно) — Yiddish for 'late'
• MDV 816 6:53
  later (позже) — Yiddish for 'later'
• MDV 816 6:56
  earlier (раньше) — Yiddish for 'earlier'
• MDV 816 8:08
  cold (холодно) — Yiddish for 'cold'
• MDV 816 8:18
  colder (холоднее) — Yiddish for 'colder'
• MDV 816 8:25
  high (высоко) — Yiddish for 'high'
• MDV 816 8:28
  higher (выше) — Yiddish for 'higher'
• MDV 816 8:37
  quickly (быстро) — Yiddish for 'fast'
• MDV 816 8:40
  faster (быстрее) — Yiddish for 'faster'
• MDV 816 8:43
  near (близко) — Yiddish for 'near'
• MDV 816 8:46
  nearer (ближе) — Yiddish for 'nearer'