Toronto Yiddish Folklore Recording – DN 28 and DN 29

Part Of: Dov Noy : Toronto Yiddish Folklore Recordings fonds; Audio reels series

Part Of: Dov Noy : Toronto Yiddish Folklore Recordings fonds; Audio reels series

Physical Description: 1 audio reel (2 hr., 9 min., 11 sec.) : polyester, 3 3/4 ips, 2 tracks, mono ; 1/4 in.

Admin History/Bio: Mrs. Yarmus was born in 1912 in Chelm, Poland. She moved to Canada in 1940.; Mrs. Khava Lifshits-Horowitz was born in Mlawa, Poland. She moved to Toronto in 1929. She used to sing in the Folk Choir in Toronto.

Scope and Content: Item consists of a session recorded at Baycrest with Mrs. Brokhe Stern and Mr. Albert (Aaron) Priedlander, and a session recorded at the National Council of Women with Mrs. Yarmus; Mrs. Khava Lifshits-Horowitz; Mr. S. Simkhovitsh; Mrs. Ruth Nefsky, who heard her songs from her grandfather, Berish Grunbaum, born in Ostrowiec, Poland; Mr. [unintelligible] Zimmerman; Mr. Shlomo Mitzmakher; Mr. M. Fiszman; and Miss Anne Miranski.

Repro Restriction: Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Physical Condition: Tape is in good condition. Track 1 audio quality is fair -- volume starts extremely low, but improves quickly, and content is mostly clear; track 2 audio quality is fair, with some background noise.