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.
Her Mother's Daring Act
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Isabel Belarsky, daughter of singer Sidor Belarsky, tells the story of how her mother slept with another man to rescue her father from prison.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Isabel Belarsky.
This excerpt is in English.
This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.
