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Birnbaum, Martin

Title

Birnbaum, Martin

Subject

Born in Horodenko (Austria) in 1907 (This territory belonged to Poland up to World War II)
Came to the U.S.A. in 1923.
Occupation: Jewish teacher.
[From blue index, RG 620, box 30]

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Oy, Abram, Abram

Title

Oy, Abram, Abram

Date

1964

Description

[Spoken comments in English by informant follow the song. Song mostly in Ukranian, with Russian and Hebrew. Learned from his father who collected folklore & songs. They lived in Horadenka, Galicia.]

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Citation

“Oy, Abram, Abram,” YIVO Online Exhibitions, accessed November 2, 2024, https://ruthrubin.yivo.org/items/show/1939.
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Ikh tu dir a brivele shraybn

Title

Ikh tu dir a brivele shraybn

Date

1962

Description

A solider writes to his mother about his health. Slow and sad song.

a hant hot men mir aropgenumen
un af mayn oygn bin ikh mamenu blind

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Oyf di grine felder velder

Title

Oyf di grine felder velder

Date

1962

Description

...Who will say kadish over the dead solider who lies in the field? His trusted horse accompanies him to his funeral...

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Oy, giter brider

Title

Oy, giter brider

Date

1964

Description

[Note in typewritten tape log in box:] Satirical.

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Oy, giter brider

Title

Oy, giter brider

Date

1964

Description

[Note in typewritten tape log in box:] Satirical.

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