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.

Visiting Auschwitz and Using It As a Lesson for the Future

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Gabriela von Seltmann, Polish artist who explores issues of memory and identity, discusses her visit to Auschwitz with Bernie Glassman's Zen Peacemakers group, and urges people to use it as a "teacher" for the good of the future.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Gabriela von Seltmann.

This excerpt is in English.