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.

Rise of Yiddish Words in English Today

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Sarah Bunin Benor - professor of Jewish studies and linguistics - describes results of her research which show a surge in the use of Yiddish words by young people of Jewish communities, especially when discussing religious topics.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Sarah Bunin Benor.

This excerpt is in English.

Sarah Bunin Benor was born in Washington, D.C. in 1975.