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.

Beyond Baseball in Brooklyn: An Influential Friend

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Harold Edelstein, retired chemist, describes his childhood friendship and discussions with Irwin Bernstein, an older boy from his neighborhood.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Harold Edelstein.

This excerpt is in English.

Harold Edelstein was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1938.