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.
"Lomir Zikh Iberbetn (Let's Reconcile)": Uniting a Family Through Yiddish Song
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Gerry Tenney, musician and activist, recalls the role of music in his family life, sings some of "Lomir Ale Ineynem (Let's All Be United") and describes his grandmother breaking up family fights by singing "Lomir Zikh Iberbetn (Let's Reconcile)".
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Gerry (Gershn Yankl) Tenney.
This excerpt is in Yiddish and English.
This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.
