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.

"For Me, Yiddish Was Always the Language of Cool": Fond Memories of Camp Hemshekh

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Joanne Borts—Broadway singer and Yiddish activist—remembers how her experiences at Yiddish overnight camp not only influenced her as a singer but shaped her morality and character.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Joanne Borts.

This excerpt is in English.

This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.