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.

"If You Want To Eat Latkes, Wait For Hanukkah": On Jewish Identification, Especially After The Holocaust

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Israel Milkow, a retired IT professional, discusses his view on the importance of identifying with one's heritage, especially given Jews' history of oppression and persecution.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Israel Milkow.

This excerpt is in English.

Israel Milkow was born in Slonim, Poland in 1935.