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.
One Memory I Have of Seeing My Grandmother Perform in a Yiddish Play in 1950s New York
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Jory Miller, grandson of Yiddish actress Anna Beck, remembers seeing his grandmother as a nurse in a Yiddish play when he was young. He remembers the play was in a huge school auditorium, and took place during World War II.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Jory Miller.
This excerpt is in English.
This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.
