- Sylvia Lustgarten, daughter of Yiddish writer Y. Y. Segal, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on July 18, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
2016-07-18
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project
- Annette Zakuta, daughter of Yiddish writer Y. Y. Segal, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on July 19th, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
2016-07-19
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project
- Sylvia Lustgarten and Annette Zakuta, daughters of Yiddish writer Y. Y. Segal, were interviewed by Christa Whitney on May 8, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
2016-05-08
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project
- I don’t remember what year I met Zishe Landau. It is also unclear to me whether it was late in autumn or early in spring.
Part of Pakn Treger
- Sylvia Lustgarten and Annette Zakuta, daughters of Yiddish Writer Y. Y. Segal, recall their secular upbringing and their father's mischievous attitude towards more religious neighbors.
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts
- Isaac Ying Halpern, son of Yiddish poet Moyshe-Leyb Halpern, explains the common practice within his family of artists to copy work between generations. For instance, he exemplifies a painting on a pillow case Moyshe-Leyb Halpern created by copying...
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts
- Sylvia Lustgarten and Annette Zakuta, daughters of Yiddish writer Y. Y. Segal, talk about the importance of the Montreal Jewish Public Library, and their family's occasional scraps with Rokhl Korn, the librarian.
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts
- Nina Dabek, filmmaker and Yiddishist, recounts her experience of coming out to her grandmother and her grandmother's surprising explanation follow her statement of "I don't like it, but I completely understand it."
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts
- Sylvia Lustgarten and Annette Zakuta, daughters of Yiddish writer Y. Y. Segal, talk about two sides of their father - one very affectionate and playful, the other distant and preoccupied with the death of his first daughter.
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts
- Sylvia Lustgarten, daughter of Yiddish writer Y. Y. Segal, discusses her father's poetry, which often reflected the struggles he faced in life, including the death of his first daughter at only eight years old.
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts
