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 Hated Camp."

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Nora Gerard was not an athletically inclined young camper, preferring rainy days inside to competitive sports. In retrospect, she thinks it was important to be around other Jewish children.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Nora Gerard.

This excerpt is in English.

Nora Gerard was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1952.

Other video highlights from this oral history

Directing for CBS News: Witnessing History

1 min 24 sec

The 1950s: Leaving Brooklyn for the Suburbs

37 sec

"Music Touches People's Souls."

56 sec

The Other Europeans Performance

1 min 27 sec

Having a Child and a New Perspective

1 min 28 sec

"You Wouldn't Understand; It Doesn't Translate."

1 min 37 sec