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 Evolving Relationship with Yiddish
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Amy Leos-Urbel - former Director of Educational Programs at the Yiddish Book Center - describes how her relationship with Yiddish has grown from a mixture of curiosity and embarrassment to viewing it as a part of Jewish culture.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Amy Leos-Urbel.
This excerpt is in English.
Amy Leos-Urbel was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1949.
