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.
"Why Shouldn't We Also Bring the Language With Us?" Joanne Borts on Her Kids & Yiddish Program
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Joanne Borts, Broadway singer and Yiddish activist, explains her program Kids & Yiddish, an initiative to inspire love of Yiddish in young people who may not have the same negative feelings about the language as generations prior.
Learn more about Kids & Yiddish: http://www.joanneborts.com/kids/
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Joanne Borts.
This excerpt is in English.
This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.