The Yiddish Book Center's
Wexler Oral History Project
A growing collection of in-depth interviews with people of all ages and backgrounds, whose stories about the legacy and changing nature of Yiddish language and culture offer a rich and complex chronicle of Jewish identity.
"Discovering a Secret Attic," Yiddish
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Daniel Kahn - Berlin-based composer and singer of new Yiddish music - discusses why he loves Yiddish and how it taps into his interest in political folk songs. He explains how for him discovering Yiddish political songs was like finding a secret attic.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Daniel Kahn.
This excerpt is in English.
Daniel Kahn was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1978.
This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.
