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.

"What is My Culture?": Reflections on Yiddish and My Connection to Poland

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Michael Steinlauf, associate professor of History at Gratz College, reflects on his connections to Yiddish and Poland, and modern Israeli culture, too.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Michael Steinlauf.

This excerpt is in English.

Michael Steinlauf was born in Paris, France in 1947.