Toronto Yiddish Folklore Recording – DN 44 (partial), DN 45, and DN 46 (partial)

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., 7 min., 7 sec.) : polyester, 3 3/4 ips, 2 tracks, mono ; 1/4 in.

Admin History/Bio: Mrs. Leah Layevsky was born in 1892.; Mr. Schaeffer was born in 1902.; Mr. Shmuel Dovid Freed (Freud) was born in 1892.; Mrs. Elka Sternberg was born in 1902.; Mrs. F. Novitsky was born in 1902 in Opatów, Poland.; Mrs. Moshe Bock was born in 1917 and was the barber of Baycrest.

Scope and Content: Item consists of sessions recorded at Baycreast with Mr. Aaron Freedlander; Mrs. Yetta Brickman; Mrs. Rae Grossman; Mrs. Leah Layevsky; Mrs. Esther Brown; Mrs. F. Mroz; Mr. Schaeffer; Mrs. Miriam Waisman; Mrs. Rose Shonfield; Mr. Shmuel Dovid Freed (Freud); Mrs. Yehudit Becker; Mrs. Fried Wiener; Mrs. Sonia Shafran; Mrs. Pearl Waisblatt; Mrs. Elka Sternberg; Mrs. Fannie Fishoff; Mrs. F. Novitsky; Mrs. Brokhe Geller; Annie Bress; Mr. Shalom Shlifer; Mr. Litvak; Mrs. Rachel Abkin; Mrs. Ronnee Jaeger; Mr. Shmuel Federman; Mrs. Moshe Bock; and Mr. Zurick Wise.

Notes: Scope & Content: Track 1 contains partial DN 44 and partial DN 45; track 2 contains partial DN 45 and partial DN 46.

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 very poor -- volume is very low, sound is muffled, and content is barely audible; track 2 audio quality is equal to track 1 for most of DN 45 section (improves slightly), DN 46 section ranges from very poor to poor, and content is hard to understand for the most part.