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.
Getting the last name Belarsky
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Isabel Belarsky, daughter of singer Sidor Belarsky, talks about how her parents changed their name from Lifshits to Belarsky.
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.
