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.
Yiddish as an Avenue of Jewish Identity
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Tony Michels, professor of American Jewish history, tells how Yiddish language and culture comprise a major component of his Jewish identity.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Tony Michels.
This excerpt is in English.
This interview is part of the Yiddish in the Academy: scholars, language instructors, and students series.