O.76.1 - Collection of Yiddish folk songs sung by the Jews in the ghettos in the Transnistria and Moldova area

Identifier

4019257

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

O.76

Dates

1 Jan 1903 - 31 Dec 1946

Level of Description

Collection

Languages

Yiddish

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.yadvashem.org/en/documents/4019257

Extent and Medium

Poems/Songs

Scope and Content

O.76.1 - Collection of Yiddish folk songs sung by the Jews in the ghettos in the Transnistria and Moldova area In 1944 researchers from the Cabinet for Jewish Culture of the Ukrainian Academy of Science travelled to the Transnistria and Moldova area. The researchers collected Yiddish folk songs sung in the ghettos and wrote down testimonies gathered from the survivors. In 1948, Moses Beregovskiy, Ruvn Lerner and Moyshe Maydanskiy, who had participated in the delegation, were arrested by the Soviet authorities for the crime of [engaging in] Jewish cultural activities.

Existence and Location of Originals

TSENTRALNAYA NAUCHNAYA BIBLIOTEKA IMENI V.I.VERNADSKOGO AKADEMII NAUK UKRAINY, INSTITUT RUKOPISEY - UKRAINE, KIEV

Places

Kiev,Kiev City,Kiev,Ukraine (USSR)
Moldova (Seliştea),Hotin,Bessarabia,Romania
Transnistria,<>,<>,Ukraine (USSR)

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O.76.1 - אוסף שירים עממיים יהודיים ששרו היהודים בגטאות באזור טרנסניסטריה ומולדובה