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.
"There's a Mystical Attachment": Celia Dropkin as a Grandmother
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Dan Dropkin, grandson of Yiddish poet Celia Dropkin, recalls games his grandmother played with him in his youth, and talks about the special connection he still feels to her.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Dan Dropkin.
This excerpt is in English.
This interview is part of the Beyond the Books: Yiddish writers and their descendants series.
