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.

"Where to Belong?" The Importance of Core Values and a Sense of Identity

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Sami Steigmann, child survivor of the Holocaust and motivational speaker speaks about the importance of growing up with a sense of belonging to a cultural identity, and the importance of having strong core values.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Sami Steigmann.

This excerpt is in English.

Sami Steigmann was born in Czernowitz (Bukovina) in 1939.

Other video highlights from this oral history

Ideology and Education: Becoming an Upstander and Making This a Better World

4 min 24 sec

"I Was Born in Three Countries": Shifting Borders around Czernowitz

2 min 37 sec

A Recurring Nightmare: Learning About The Holocaust

6 min 20 sec

Subject to Nazi Medical Experimentation: A Lifetime of Consequences

1 min 13 sec

Some of My Favorite Jewish Dishes

3 min 1 sec

By Helping Others You Help Yourself: The Human Benefits of Teaching and Sharing

5 min 25 sec

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