Clik here to view.
"We're Still Alive and Kicking!": A Yiddishist on Yiddish Today
Chana Schachner - educator, former Camp Boiberik camper, and ardent Yiddishist - describes the differences between the use of Yiddish today and in the past, and asserts that it certainly not dead.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Yiddish in Paris: Two Days at the UNESCO Yiddish Conference
On November 12th and 13th a unique and historical gathering of Yiddish scholars and communal activists took place at UNESCO in Paris....read more
View ArticleClik here to view.
Paris is for strolling, Moscow is for Writing
EX123_797 Andrei-Malaev Babel discusses his grandfather, writer Isaac Babel's, relationship with Russia and with France.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jewish Museums in Paris and Odessa
EX304_1851 Sara Israel, former Yiddish Book Center fellow, compares the experience of visiting a museum in the Jewish quarter of Paris and visiting the Jewish museum in Odessa.
View ArticleClik here to view.
My Parents Stole Across Borders to Get to America
EX375_1956 Marvin Zuckerman, retired English and Yiddish professor, tells how his parents managed to immigrate to the United States - and how his father avoided being sent from Canada back to Europe.
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Family Restaurant was a Gathering Place for Leftists
EX372_1944 Henry Slucki, child survivor of the Holocaust, describes the restaurant his great-aunt and great-uncle owned in Paris, which became a congregating point for leftists.
View ArticleClik here to view.
When Yiddish is the Lingua Franca
EX442_2631 David Schorr, a retired forensic engineer, relates his experiences travelling around the world, and finding that sometimes - still! - Yiddish is the common language.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Canned Peaches on the Queen Elizabeth: The Journey to America
EX497_2848 Barbara Kupfer Murray, a child of Holocaust survivors and a docent at a Holocaust memorial center, describes her family's journey from Paris, where they had been living, to the United...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Yiddish in Venice and Paris
EX444_2725 Rita Licht Rosenthal, a retired social worker, remembers a few serendipitous Yiddish conversations around the world.More from this narrator: Rita Licht Rosenthal
View ArticleClik here to view.
Theodore Bikel, z"l
Theodore Bikel, z"l -distinguished folk singer and actor- was interviewed by Christa Whitney on August 26, 2011 at KlezKanada, in Montreal, Canada. read more
View ArticleClik here to view.
"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....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Theo Bikel Remembers Frequenting The Nightclubs of Paris After World War Two
EX151_1445 Theodore (Theo) Bikel - z"l, distinguished folk singer and actor - describes the scene and the people he met at Paris nightclubs after World War Two. More from this narrator: Theodore...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Paris: My Mecca of Yiddish
EX518_3219 Tal Hever-Chybowski, historian and teacher of Yiddish and director of the Paris Yiddish Center Medem Library, speaks with excitement about the flourishing Yiddish scene in Paris, which he...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Only With Superlatives Can One Describe Niborski
EX518_3220 Tal Hever-Chybowski, historian and teacher of Yiddish and director of the Paris Yiddish Center Medem Library, offers high praise for his teacher and mentor Yitzkhok Niborski, who, in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Advice for Serious Students of Yiddish
EX518_3224 Tal Hever-Chybowski, historian and teacher of Yiddish and director of the Paris Yiddish Center Medem Library, offers some advice to students of Yiddish: don't stop there.More from this...
View Article
