Dora Iosifovna Nisman

née Vaysman · born 1911 in Rezina two sources agree · recorded in L'viv, Zhovkva, 2003

3 recordings · 179 minutes · 22 min of questionnaire · 1 min of singing

Interviewed by Dov-Ber Kerler, Jeffrey Veidlinger · recorded together with Polina (Pesye, Pepe) Shulmanovna Lebvol, Volf Tsalevich Leibel

Conversations 1

Each line is one conversation with Nisman, 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.

2003-05-10 – 2003-05-11
▶ L'viv · 1.9 h proposed
MDV 559 34:11–59:03 · MDV 560 · MDV 561 0:00–26:08 (3 tapes)

The tapes (3)

MDV 559
10 May 2003 · L'viv, Zhovkva · part 3 of 3 11 passages · with Polina (Pesye, Pepe) Shulmanovna Lebvol
MDV 560
11 May 2003 · L'viv · part 2 of 3 15 passages
MDV 561
11 May 2003 · L'viv · part 3 of 3 12 passages · with Volf (Veve, Velvl) Tsalevich Leibel

Topics

Yiddish literature and press7 Family history6 Other holidays6 Food5 Yiddish language and dialect4 Photographs and documents4 Daily life (general)3 Songs and music3

Questionnaire

5 questions put to Nisman. Each link opens the recording at that moment.

MDV 560 0:19
name of rebbe — the name of the rebbe
MDV 560 3:20
honest (честный) — what 'erlikher' means
MDV 560 3:36
honest (честный) — confirmation that 'erlikher' is 'honest'
MDV 560 5:08
pious (набожный) — how to say 'devout'
MDV 560 5:39
meaning of frumer — what 'frumer' means