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 Two Elder Brothers Were in a Pop Band": Growing Up in a Musical Family
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Marlyn Butchins, quilting artist who grew up in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), describes growing up in a musical family, and in particular with two older brothers who were in a pop band.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Marlyn Butchins.
This excerpt is in English.
Marlyn Butchins was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) in 1951.
This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.