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.
Two Generations on the Lower East Side
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Artist, Stan Edelson, remembers the embarrassment his father felt toward his decision to live on the Lower East Side. Edelson's father had grown up on the L.E.S. and felt that his son should strive for something better.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Stan Edelson.
This excerpt is in English.
Stan Edelson was born in Bronx, New York in 1929. Stan died in 2020.
This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.
