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.
Starting a Yiddish Book Club: A Confluence of Yiddish and Jewish Identity
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Estelle Palevsky, educator and Yiddish theater enthusiast, tells the story of how a happen-chance meeting led to the formation of Yiddish book club that lasted fifteen years.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Estelle Palevsky.
This excerpt is in English.
Estelle Palevsky was born in Bronx, NY in 1928.
