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.

The Tree of Life by Chava Rosenfarb: A Synopsis

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Goldie Morgentaler, daughter of Yiddish writer Chava Rosenfarb, describes her mother's 3-volume novel about life in the Lodz Ghetto, entitled The Tree of Life.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Goldie Morgentaler.

This excerpt is in English.