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.

"I'm Not A Yiddishist"

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Michael Steinlauf defines his use of Yiddish as a way to explore the past.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Michael Steinlauf.

This excerpt is in English.

Michael Steinlauf was born in Paris, France in 1947.