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.
Who uses Yiddish? Authenticity and community
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Natalie Bornstein, during her first Yiddish language class at the Yiddish Book Center, wonders at the variety of communities that speak Yiddish: Hasidim, older generations, and academics.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Natalie Bornstein.
This excerpt is in English.
Natalie Bornstein was born in Waterville, Maine in 1992.
This interview is part of the Yiddish in the Academy: scholars, language instructors, and students series.