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.
"I Am Astonished and Ashamed": Rita Dove Encounters Celia Dropkin's Poetry
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Dan Dropkin, grandson of Yiddish poet Celia Dropkin, talks about meeting former Poet Laureate Rita Dove, and showing her his grandmother's poetry. Dove was deeply moved by it.
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.
