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.
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Clare Burson, former Yiddish Book Center intern and musician, explores the meaning of Yiddish and her own personal understanding of its significance.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Clare Burson.
This excerpt is in English.
Clare Burson was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1975.
This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.
