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.
When I Worked at YIVO
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Ethel Sum Cooper, a Yiddish educator, describes her time working at YIVO. She talks about the building they were based in, her daily commute, and what she did there.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Ethel Cooper.
This excerpt is in Yiddish.
This interview is part of the Yiddish in the Academy: scholars, language instructors, and students series.
