Corpus of Spoken Yiddish in Europe

Raia Pesses

Interview #32365

Gender: Female

Age: 80

Date of Birth: May 1, 1917

Date of Interview: August 5, 1997

Interviewer: Richard Bassett

Duration of Testimony:

Number of tapes: 4

Transcript status: 4 tapes have been transcribed, and no transcripts have been reviewed. Please check back soon for the latest updates.

Raia Pesses (thumbnail photo)

Maps

Place of Birth: Šiauliai (שאַװל)

Place of Interview: Toronto, Ontario, Canada


Tapes

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Transcripts

Tape Speaker Content
קאַסעט רעדער אינהאַלט

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Cite this testimony

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  • Bleaman, Isaac L., and Chaya R. Nove. In press. The Corpus of Spoken Yiddish in Europe: Goals, methods, and applications. Language Documentation & Conservation.
  • Pesses, Raia. 1997. Interview 32365. USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive. USC Shoah Foundation. Accessed .

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