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.
Caruso on the Phonograph: How My Father Developed and Passed On a Passion for Singing
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Allan Leicht, playwright, screenwriter, and son of Yiddish actress Florence (Feige Sheindl) Schechter Leicht, talks about how his father became inspired to sing by listening to Caruso songs on the phonograph.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Allan Leicht.
This excerpt is in English.
Allan Leicht was born in New York, New York in 1942.
This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.
