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Everyone Speaks Spanish Here!
EX114_619 Lois Graber reflects on hearing Yiddish at the Catskills, and how the exposure to Yiddish may have been a major reason her children remained Jewish. To learn...
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Her Favorite Yiddish Song
EX114_620 Lois Graber - proud grandmother of 6 - describes her favorite Yiddish song, 'Yas' sung by Dudu Fisher, and why it is so meaningful. To learn more about the W...
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Lost In Translation
EX114_624 Lois Graber - proud grandmother of six - tells funny stories about her Yiddish speaking in-laws, and words that were lost in translation. To learn more about...
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"They liked my Amerikaner Yiddish": talking books project at the Montreal JPL
EX209_564 Malca Sussman Hubner describes her involvement with the Montreal Jewish Public Library's talking Yiddish books program, for which she was a narrator.
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"Fifteen years of recorded programs of Jewish interest"
EX214_565 Ron Finegold - former employee of the Montreal Jewish Public Library - explains the project of the Montreal Jewish Public Library (where he worked for years) to record public programs of...
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The Spirit of What They Were Doing
EX115_639 Pauline Katz, 2010-11 Yiddish Book Center Fellow, talks about her feelings towards Camp Kinderland and what it stood for.
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Yiddish Salvages a Columbia Undergrad Education
EX132_601 David Schlitt, 2010-11 Yiddish Book Center Fellow, discusses his experiences at Columbia University and how he eventually found himself through an intense study of Yiddish.
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Exploring Romania with My Father
EX132_611 David Schlitt, 2010-11 Yiddish Book Center Fellow, describes a trip to Romania he took with his father.
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I'm a Partisan on Behalf of the Jews: Studying in the Vilnius Summer Yiddish...
EX132_635 David Schlitt, 2010-11 Yiddish Book Center Fellow, discusses his experience with Yiddish programs. He talks specifically about his experience in Vilna and his negativity towards the place...
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Outgrowing Religion
EX180_689 Arthur Klein describes his Jewish upbringing, and discusses why he stopped being observant.
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Yiddish Hidden in English
EX137_552 Charles Corfield muses about how much Yiddish has been absorbed into English. More from this narrator: Charles Corfield
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The Barrier to Yiddish Has Dropped Dramatically
EX137_592 Charles Corfield talks about how wonderful it is to have the Yiddish Book Center as a resource to a person who wants Yiddish information but doesn't have it readily available in their given...
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When the Jewish Bulb Flickered On
EX137_591 Charles Corfield talks about the beginnings of his interest in Jewish culture. More from this narrator: Charles Corfield
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Keeping up with Yiddish through Forverts
EX137_587 Charles Corfield talks about how he keeps up with his Yiddish through reading Forverts on Shabbes afternoons. More from this narrator: Charles Corfield
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Favorite Yiddish Phrase: Something Terribly Everyday
EX137_585 Charles Corfield shares his favorite Yiddish phrase, pointing out the style of Yiddish humor. More from this narrator: Charles Corfield
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Reconstruction Becomes Excavation: 11th Century Jewish Community
EX137_583 Charles Corfield talks about the discovery of an 11th century Jewish community in Cambridge, England during a construction project.
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A Shtetl in New York
EX137_582 Charles Corfield compares assimilation of Yiddish speaking Jews in New York City in America versus London and Manchester in England. More from this narrator: Charles Corfield
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A New York Jewish Experience
EX137_553 Charles Corfield talked about Yiddish as an entry into a world that one wouldn't otherwise be privy to.
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"You Just Have to Trust Me": Theo Bikel Remembers A Trip That Took Him From...
EX151_480 Theodore (Theo) Bikel, z"l, distinguished folk singer and actor, remembers the day-trip he took from Paris to Auschwitz with a group of political and religious leaders from around the world....
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