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.
Serendipitously Identifying a Parokhet from My Father's Native Lutsk For An Israel Museum Exhibit
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Benny Ferdman, art teacher and Yiddish activist, describes how he identified a parokhet from his father's hometown Lutsk for the Israel Museum, after reading S. Ansky's journal.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Benny Ferdman.
This excerpt is in English.
Benny Ferdman was born in Sweden in 1952.
This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.
