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.

"In droysn iz finster (It's Dark Outside)" performed by Adah Hetko

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Adah Hetko, singer-songwriter and 2017 Steiner student at the Yiddish Book Center, performs "In droysn iz finster (It's Dark Outside)" in both Yiddish and English.

This video is part of the "Lidelekh af der bine (Little Songs on the Stage)" series.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Adah Hetko.

This excerpt is in English and Yiddish.

Adah Hetko was born in Schenectady, New York in 1991.

This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.


Other video highlights from this oral history