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.
Lives in Translation: The Importance of Preserving Yiddish Narratives of Jewish Life
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Mindle Crystel Gross, native speaker and translator, speaks about the importance of translation in preserving memories of Jewish life in Europe. She describes, also, the deeply personal process of discovering these narratives through her translation work.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Mindle Crystel Gross.
This excerpt is in Yiddish and English.
Mindle Crystel Gross was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1934.
This interview is part of the Yiddish in the Academy: scholars, language instructors, and students series.
