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Uchanie: Memories of a European Shtetl
EX399_2226 Helene Shafran, born to Yiddish-speaking Polish immigrants, describes the town in which her husband grew up and recounts the experience of returning there with him after the war.
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Reunion and Return: A Holocaust Survivor Reunites With His Father
EX399_2230 Helene Shafran, born to Yiddish-speaking Polish immigrants, recounts how a friend of her husband's was miraculously reunited with his father after the war and later made aliyah.
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Father Enters U.S. Under False Identity
EX387_2038 Helen Kurzban, Brooklyn-born native Yiddish speaker, explains how her father used false papers to enter the United States.
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Fate of Family Members Who Remained in Europe
EX387_2038 Helen Kurzban, Brooklyn-born native Yiddish speaker, explains why other members of her family did not immigrate to the U.S. and describes how they were killed during the Holocaust.
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"In a shlemazl darf men hobn mazl": How My Cousin Survived the Holocaust
EX387_2039 Helen Kurzban, Brooklyn-born native Yiddish speaker, describes the circumstances that led to a cousin surviving the Holocaust.
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What is A Yizkor Book?: A Translator Explains About Literary Memorials to...
EX395_2205 Mindle Crystel Gross, native speaker and translator, describes the Yizkor books which memorialize the Jewish communities which were destroyed in the Holocaust, and the insights they provide...
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Lives in Translation: The Importance of Preserving Yiddish Narratives of...
EX395_2203 Mindle Crystel Gross, native speaker and translator, speaks about the importance of translation in preserving memories of Jewish life in Europe. She describes, also, the deeply personal...
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My Father, Dangerously Branded as A "Trostkyist"
EX313_3128 Rivka Augenfeld, native Yiddish speaker and active member of the Montreal Jewish community, describes her father's early union involvement, and its consequences for him during World War Two.
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The Heart of Secular Yiddish Culture: My Mother's Education in Pre-War Vilna
EX313_3131 Rivka Augenfeld, native Yiddish speaker and active member of the Montreal Jewish community, describes the Vilna of her mother's youth.
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Not Just an Obligation: The Legacy of Holocaust Remembrance
EX389_2179 Riva Ginsburg, daughter of Holocaust survivors and Yiddish teacher and translator, tells of the passion and joy with which her family carries on its legacy.
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"Each Story in Itself is Remarkable:" Narratives of Jewish Resistance
EX389_2181 Riva Ginsburg, daughter of Holocaust survivors and Yiddish teacher and translator, describes growing up in a community of Jews who fought back against their oppression and the incredible...
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Beyond Anatevka: The Challenges of Documenting Yiddish Life without Yiddish
EX390_2191 Marlene Hait, raised in a Yiddish home by survivors of the Holocaust, reflects on the complexity of Eastern European Jewish life and the ways in which modern film and literature have failed...
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A Strange Arrangement: Growing Up With My Yiddish-Speaking Grandparents So My...
EX392_2209 Troim Katz Handler, daughter of Yiddish poet Menke Katz, describes the unique household in which she was raised. She speaks of her distant relationship with her father, as well as the...
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Dual Consciousness: Growing Up In A Blended Religious and Secular Home
EX392_2211 Troim Katz Handler, daughter of Yiddish poet Menke Katz, describes her beloved grandparents and their influence on her appreciation for Yiddish literature. She speaks, also, of navigating...
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Born Under the Bed During a Pogrom: Stories From My Family Before Coming to...
EX392_2212 Troim Katz Handler, daughter of Yiddish poet Menke Katz, recounts her grandmother's story of having to identify the perpetrators of pogroms to the newly victorious Communist soldiers in...
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Yiddish Songs Locked in the Closet
EX408_3206 Bente Kahan, Jewish-Norwegian performing artist, talks about her father's relationship to song, and about a very special book he has.
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“How Will We Remember the Jews of Europe?” Bente Kahan on the Holocaust in...
EX408_3208 Bente Kahan, Jewish-Norwegian performing artist, describes why it's important for there to be Jewish institutions on European soil in addition to the ones in the United States.
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Bente Kahan and Jidisz far Alle
EX408_3209 Bente Kahan, Jewish-Norwegian performing artist, explains her "Jidisz Far Alle" project.
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Bente Kahan Sings Reyzele by Mordechai Gebirtig
EX408_3210 Bente Kahan, Jewish-Norwegian performing artist, sings 'Reyzele' by Mordechai Gebirtig.
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Bente Kahan Sings the Yiddish Song that Reminds Her Most of her Father
EX408_3213 Bente Kahan, Jewish-Norwegian performing artist, sings a Yiddish song that reminds her of her father, and explains what about the song speaks to her.
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