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.
Some Wonderful Yiddish Phrases from the Jewish Religious Calendar
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Frieda Johles Forman—feminist translator, editor, and writer—explains the meaning of two of her favorite Yiddish phrases. She explains the beauty she finds in Jewish expressions and their connection to Tanakh and Jewish history.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Frieda Johles Forman.
This excerpt is in Yiddish and English.
Frieda Johles Forman was born in Vienna, Austria in 1937.
This interview is part of the Yiddish in the Academy: scholars, language instructors, and students series.
