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.

Mildred Berman's Oral History

Mildred Berman, New York native and active volunteer worker, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on February 10, 2015 in Boca Raton, Florida.

This interview was conducted in Yiddish and English.

Mildred Berman was born in New York, New York in 1927.

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Video highlights from this oral history

"Anybody Needed A Hand, They Got It": Memories of My Father

3 min

Jewish Traditions as a Mother: Community and Family around Blue Hill Avenue

1 min 39 sec

My Parent's Glass Store: A Center for Camaraderie and Community in Jewish New York

2 min 57 sec

"We Didn't Know!": Growing Up in An Upper Class Neighborhood During The Depression

1 min 25 sec

The Yiddish Theater: Stuck in Your Head, Then and Now

2 min 45 sec

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