Recording Content:
This recording is a continuation of a formal interview with Beyle Mindel Vaisman and Isaak Iosipovich Vaisman. (Part 2 of 4. See MDV 338, MDV 340, and MDV 342) They discuss their contemporary life in Berdychiv, and they provide information about their children. The conversation moves to a series of dialectological and linguistic questions about the Yiddish language. The tape concludes with a discussion of prewar Jewish religious life in Berdychiv.
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Bella speaks about her family, particularly their daughter in America. |
00:01:32
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Bella and Isaak answer dialectological questions from the AHEYM Yiddish linguistic questionnaire. |
00:07:21
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Isaak and Bella address food customs, particularly latkes. They then continue to answer dialectological questions from the AHEYM Yiddish linguistic questionnaire. |
00:14:26
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Bella talks about her family. Her father was a refugee from Poland during World War I. Bella recalls the dangers to receive a Jewish education during her childhood. They then continue to answer dialectological questions from the AHEYM Yiddish linguistic questionnaire. |
00:25:22
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Bella remember a well-known wedding song, before they continue to answer dialectological questions from the AHEYM Yiddish linguistic questionnaire. |
00:35:49
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Bella and Isaak answer questions about cultural terminology. They also briefly discuss prewar religious life with comments by Rabbi Breuer. |
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