- Isaac Becker, diamond cutter and part of the construction committee of the Colegio Israelita de Mexico, explains the continuation of the process of construction of the school.
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts
Part of Yiddish Book Center Recorded Programs
- Jonathan (Itsik) Sunshine—University Heights (Cleveland) native and head of the greater Washington, D.C. Yiddish club—takes us on his journey back into studying Yiddish.
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts
- Isaac (Ying) Halpern, son of Yiddish poet Moyshe-Leyb Halpern, discusses his surprise regarding his father's recognition the the academic study of Yiddish literature. He recalls always knowing his father was recognized, but to hear the experts at...
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 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
- Isaac (Ying) Halpern, son of Yiddish poet Moyshe-Leyb Halpern, describes the nature of his father's appearance, through both his own memory and his father's self-portaits. Drawing from the sternness represented in his father's self-portraits, Isaac...
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts
- Isaac (Ying) Halpern describes the poetry of his father, Yiddish Poet Moyshe-Leyb Halpern.
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts
- Isaac (Ying) Halpern describes the parenting style of his father, Yiddish poet Moyshe-Leyb Halpern.
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts
- Isaac "Ying" Halpern, the son of Yiddish poet Moyshe-Leyb Halpern, reflects on his father's place in literary history.
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts