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 Loved the Way It Tumbled Out of Her Mouth": Norman Lear Remembers Yiddish from His Grandparents

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Norman Lear, television writer and producer, reminisces about his time growing up with his Yiddish speaking grandparent, including playing gin rummy on Friday nights, hearing his grandmother speak Yiddish, and his favorite Yiddish phrases.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Norman Lear.

This excerpt is in English.