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.
The Weight on My Shoulders: Generational Shifts in the Yiddish World
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Sarah Gordon talks about what has changed in the Yiddish world since she was a child and reflects on her feelings about being a transmitter of culture.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Sarah Gordon.
This excerpt is in English.
Sarah Gordon was born in New York, New York in 1979.
This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.