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.

Parents' Relationship, Memories Of Walks With Father

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David Shtern, son of Yiddish writer Sholem Shtern, shares fond memories of his parents, including the closeness and attunement between his parents, taking long walks with his father, and how supportive his parents were in his teenage years.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with David Shtern.

This excerpt is in English.