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.

Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk's Journey To Conversion

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Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk, accordion player and singer of Jewish music, explains her long journey into Judaism and sings the song "Yedid Nefesh."

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk.

This excerpt is in English.

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

Other video highlights from this oral history

A Non-Jewish Woman Singing Yiddish in Israel

2 min 46 sec

The Story Behind Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk's First Yiddish Music CD "Jewish Songs from Polesye"

4 min 43 sec

Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk Sings Miriam Nirenberg's "Dos Pastekhl" And Plays The Accordion

5 min 14 sec

Coming to Yiddish Song: Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk Reflects

5 min 1 sec

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