Schulstein 9: Yiddish radio program on poetry broadcast in Paris
Creator(s)
- Michał Milberger (Subject)
- Moshe Schulstein (Subject)
Biographical History
Yiddish writer, Moses Schulstein (Moishe, Moshe, Shulstein, Scholstein, Shulshtayn, Szulstein) (1911-1981). An excerpt from Moishe Shulstein's best known poem, "I've Seen a Mountain" ('khhab gezen a barg), published in Paris in 1945, is inscribed on a wall of the USHMM - www.ushmm.org/collections/ask-a-research-question/frequently-asked-questions. Refer to extended biography here: http://yleksikon.blogspot.com/2019/08/moyshe-shulshteyn-moses-schulstein.html
Polish-Jewish sculptor Michał Milberger (1920-1997)
Scope and Content
Cassette #9 from Yiddish writer, Moses Schulstein (Moishe, Moshe, Shulstein, Scholstein, Shulshtayn, Szulstein) (1911-1981). Yiddish radio program featuring poetry by Moses Schulstein; Paris; broadcast date unknown. Introduction by program host, possibly Fania Perez-Pesachowicz. 1) "Bay dem betele geboygn" (dedicated to Schulstein), reader unknown (possibly Schulstein). 2) Some words about Schulstein (in French), speaker unknown. 3) Poem, "Der tate shtraykt," possibly read by Schulstein (pre-recorded), followed by commentary in French. The poem was published in Moses Schulstein, "Geḳlibene lider" (Warsaw, 1954), p 7. 4) "Men nemt im arum," possibly read by Schulstein (pre-recorded and possibly prompted by Schulstein), followed by commentary in French. 5) "Mayn lib" (preceded by spoken name Mikhoel Milberger, perhaps the poem's reader or dedicatee) (pre-recorded). This poem was published in Moses Schulstein, "Der orem fun libshafṭ: lider un poemes" (Paris, 1977), p 9. 6) Female voice reciting translation of unidentified Schulstein poem in French. 7) "Ikh shverd in dos ?ferul-meser" (pre-recorded), possibly read by Schulstein (pre-recorded). 8) Yiddish song, "Shlof shoyn mayn kind" by Moredecai Gebirtig (pre-recorded; performer unidentified) concludes the program. 9) Public service announcements (in French) after 20:00. Tape blank after 22:02.
People
- Schulstein, Moses.
Genre
- Poetry.
- Radio broadcasts.
- Recorded Sound
- Music.