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Names And Terms From "Fiddler On The Roof" - Text

The pronunciation of the following names and terms are given on this recording:

PEOPLE NAMES:

TEVYE,YENTE,AVRAM, RUCHEL, REB NAHUM, SHPRINTZE, GOLDE, HODEL, BIELKE, TZEITEL, CHAVA (CHAVALEH), MOTEL KAMZOIL, LAZAR WOLF, MORDCHA, MENDEL, PERCHIK, FYEDKA, LABAN, JACOB, LEAH, RACHEL, FRUMA-SARAH MORDECAI, SHANDEL, YUSSEL, SASHA, HEINRICH HEINE (Jewish author), RIFKA, ABRAHAM, MOSES, JOSEPH, AARON, ABRAM,

PLACE NAMES:

SIBERIA, ANATEVKA, CRACOW, ODESSA, RAJANKA, KIEV, YISROEL, MOSCOW, ZOLODIN, PETROGRAD, RABALEVKA, WARSAW,

TERMS AND IDIOMS:

SABBATH, L'CHAIM, MAZELTOV, ZACHAVA ZDAROVIA, POGROM, YESHIVA,

Running time 00:10:34

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