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.
"She Was a Beautiful Woman": Chava Rosenfarb's Physical Appearance
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Goldie Morgentaler, daughter of Yiddish writer Chava Rosenfarb, describes her mother's physical appearance and shares the fact that her mother always thought of herself as a tall woman despite being 5'5''.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Goldie Morgentaler.
This excerpt is in English.
This interview is part of the Yiddish in the Academy: scholars, language instructors, and students series.