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Leon Feinberg

"Religion is a very personal thing."

Harriet Bonfeld, daughter of Yiddish writer Leon Feinberg, discusses the significance of Judaism in her children's life, both of whom have their own rituals. She asserts that while her son and daughter approach Judaism differently than she does, she knows that she has taught them about their religious heritage.

"He was very loving and devoted to us."

Harriet Bonfeld, daughter of Yiddish writer Leon Feinberg, reflects on her relationship with her father, fondly remembering what it was like to have him in her life.

Yiddish Will Never Die

Harriet Bonfeld delights in seeing her father's work at the Yiddish Book Center and concludes that the language has longevity, lasting for over 1,000 years.

"Saturday night was like a salon at our house."

Harriet Bonfeld describes a typical social gathering with her father's Yiddish intelligentsia peers, from Itzik Manger to Chaim Grade.

"Everyone always looked up to him..."

Harriet Bonfeld elaborates on her father's status in the neighborhood and what that meant to her family.

Cooking for Seven

Harriet Bonfeld, daughter of Yiddish writer Leon Feinberg, explains what mealtime was like in the Feinberg household, where her mother often cooked individual meals for her picky family members.

My Father's Story of Storming the Winter Palace

Harriet Bonfeld retells her father's memory of storming the Winter Palace, illuminating the relationship between personal and political histories.

"They were happy memories": Living with Our Father, Leon Feinberg, a Yiddish Writer

Tiptoeing through the halls in the morning, the sound of the Yiddish typewriter clacking away in the study-- Norman Feinberg and Harriet (Feinberg) Bonfeld remember what it was like to live with their father the writer.