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.

My Parent's Glass Store: A Center for Camaraderie and Community in Jewish New York

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Mildred Berman, New York native and active volunteer worker, describes her parents' glass store and their connection to a vibrant and growing Jewish community in New York City. She tells of how her mother's cooking was a payment plan, an opportunity, and, for many, a treasure.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Mildred Berman.

This excerpt is in English.

Mildred Berman was born in New York, New York in 1927.

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