Ilene Gelbaum talks about her experience in finding her husbands extended family all the way in Argentina and the adventures that happened along the way.
Eugene Orenstein, Emeritus Professor of Yiddish and Modern Jewish History at McGill University in Montreal, discusses the change in his students' knowledge of Yiddish since the 1970s.
A poem about Leon meeting Albert Einstein and showing him a study sheet from his 6-year old son Gary, to which Einstein responded "Which university does your son attend?"
In this ongoing series, the Wexler Oral History Project interviews prominent figures in Academia contributing research in areas related to Yiddish literature, language, and culture.
Professor Samuel Kassow asserts that world literature translated into Yiddish demonstrates that Yiddish served as a link to the wider world. Yiddish was the medium that allowed popular world literature to be accessed by Yiddish speaking communities.
Professor Samuel Kassow reflects on the significance of the Yiddish series Musterverk. For many Jews who left their homes in Eastern Europe, Kassow notes that using Yiddish was a way of remaining Jewish.