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.
The Helsinki Jewish School: Over 100 Years of History
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Joseph Gideon Bolotowsky, president of Jewish community in Helsinki 1988-2007, recounts the history of the Helsinki Jewish School, where his grandfather was the first Hebrew teacher.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Joseph Gideon Bolotowsky.
This excerpt is in Yiddish.
Joseph Gideon Bolotowsky was born in Helsinki, Finland in 1947.
