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.

Taking Theatre Classes at School With Dora

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Bella Kuper Sanderson, Toronto Yiddish teacher who was born in Siberia and grew up in a Bundist household, shares her memories of Dora Wasserman, who taught theatre in Bella's school and with whom many people had a love-hate relationship.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Bella Kuper Sanderson.

This excerpt is in English.