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.
Identity Theft and Father's Escape from Poland
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David Shtern, son of Yiddish writer Sholem Shtern, describes his father's escape from Poland, which included being kidnapped by a ring of smugglers who attempted to steal his identity.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with David Shtern.
This excerpt is in English.
This interview is part of the Beyond the Books: Yiddish writers and their descendants series.