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.
As Serious as Any of the Religious Texts: My Attitude Toward Yiddish Growing Up
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Eli Batalion, co-creator of YidLife Crisis, reflects on how he felt about Yiddish growing up.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Eli Batalion.
This excerpt is in English.
This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.