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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.

Sholem Aleykhem (with a kiss): My Favorite Yiddish Phrase

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Annie (Anye) Kaufman, pattern-maker and member of Yugntruf, explains why "sholem-aleykhem" is her favorite Yiddish phrase because of its meaning and linguistic roots.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Annie (Anye) Kaufman.

This excerpt is in Yiddish.

Annie (Anye) Kaufman was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1978.

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