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Recording Content:
The first part of the recording is the continuation of a formal interview with Shabs Abramovich Roif. For the second part of the recording Zelda (Zine) Davidovna Roif, nee Reiser, born 1930 in Iași, joins the conversation. (Part 3 of 4. See MDV 135, MDV 136, and MDV 138)
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00:00:00
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Roif speaks about the contemporary community and his support. They also speak about the Yiddish writer Yankl Yakir and his family. |
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00:07:24
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They discuss Jewish history and local figures. |
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00:08:30
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Roif speaks about prewar Jewish life in Duruitoarea. In particular, he mentions a girl who converted to Christianity. He then remembers a Yiddish song about this topic and local Christians who spoke Yiddish. |
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00:12:55
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Roif answers dialectological questions from the AHEYM Yiddish linguistic questionnaire. |
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00:13:52
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Roif's wife Zelda joins the conversation and sings the earlier mentioned Yiddish song about a girl who converted to Christianity. She then explains where she learned the song. |
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00:18:31
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Zelda sings a Yiddish song about the request to be human. They then discuss the community. |
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00:23:08
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Roif addresses prewar Jewish life and sense of community in his home village. |
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00:25:15
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Zelda speaks about her family and addresses her family's friends. |
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00:28:07
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Zelda sings a Yiddish song about life in the camp and longing for a life back home, she learned in the Dubyna camp. |
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00:30:54
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Zelda sings a Yiddish song about a bad pupil in religious school (cheder). She then sings a Yiddish song about a drunkard. Zelda then describes from whom she learned the songs in Edineț. |
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00:34:44
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Zelda talks about prewar traditional weddings. She then speaks about her family in America. |
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00:42:42
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They answer linguistic questions. Zelda then addresses prewar Passover celebrations and her family. |
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00:48:47
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Roif and Zelda share the episode about how they met. They then discusses acquaintances and friends. |
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00:53:00
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Roif speaks about religious life after World War II. In particular, he addresses food customs for Passover celebrations within his family. |
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