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.

An Affinity for the Underdog

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Tony Michels, professor of American Jewish history, describes how he has focused his studies on underdogs such as Yiddish and Socialism.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Tony Michels.

This excerpt is in English.