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.

My Uncle, Yiddish Writer Mani Leib

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Miriam Bienstock, z"l, co-founder of Atlantic Records, remembers her uncle, Mani Leib, the Yiddish writer. She recalls attending many events honoring Leib and explains that he was a large part of her childhood, encouraging her to write and being the celebrity in the family.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Miriam Bienstock.

This excerpt is in English.

Miriam Bienstock was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1923. Miriam died in 2015.