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.
"WEVD: The Station that Speaks Your Language": Memories of Sometimes Comical Yiddish Radio Programs in New York
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Benny Ferdman, art teacher and Yiddish activist, remembers his favorite programs on the Yiddish radio show, WEVD.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Benny Ferdman.
This excerpt is in English and Yiddish.
Benny Ferdman was born in Sweden in 1952.
This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.
