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.

"Music Touches People's Souls."

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Nora Gerard, former director of programs at the Yiddish Book Center, explains why music events are so successful in making people want to learn more about cultural history.

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.