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.
How I Got My Name
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Isabel Belarsky, daughter of singer Sidor Belarsky, tells how both her first and last name were given to honor her grandmother who died in a pogrom.
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.
