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.

Amateur Yiddish "Fans" vs. Professional Yiddish Writers: Michael (Mikhel) Felzenbaum Reflects

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Michael (Mikhel) Felzenbaum, Yiddish writer, explains why, as he says, "There are very few Yiddish writers left."

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Michael (Mikhel) Felzenbaum.

This excerpt is in Yiddish.