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.
How My Father Being Blessed By The Rebbe When He was Drafted
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Jack Lebewohl, owner of 2nd Ave Deli in New York City, remembers how his father was drafted into the army and received a blessing from the Rebbe saying he would be watched over.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Jack Lebewohl.
This excerpt is in English.
This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.