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.
The Curiosity Of My Yiddish Students
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Israeli Yiddish teacher, Hanna Palmon, describes the wonderfully diverse students of her Yiddish classes. Coming from a wide age range and diverse backgrounds, she describes the curiosity, enthusiasm, and meaningful emotional connection to Yiddish that unites them all.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Hanna Palmon.
This excerpt is in English and Yiddish.
Hanna Palmon was born in Haifa, Israel in 1959.
This interview is part of the Yiddish in the Academy: scholars, language instructors, and students series.
