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.
Growing up Secular While Maintaining Strong Jewish Roots
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Ruth Zuckerbrod and Elliot Isban, children of Yiddish writer Shmuel Isban, discuss what it was like to grow up in the home of their father Shmuel Isban, who was secular but felt strongly about maintaining Jewish roots. They discuss Ruth’s secular Yiddish education and Elliot’s embarrassment as the younger child.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Ruth Zuckerbrod and Elliot Isban.
This excerpt is in English.
This interview is part of the Beyond the Books: Yiddish writers and their descendants series.
