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Yiddish Book Center
Добавлен 18 июл 2008
The Yiddish Book Center recovers, preserves, teaches, and celebrates Yiddish literature and culture to advance a fuller understanding of Jewish history and identity. The Center engages diverse, worldwide audiences, generating enthusiasm, knowledge, and commitment to the history and future of Yiddish and Jewish culture. We invite you to explore our collection of recorded virtual public programs and extensive oral histories.
Many videos on this channel are excerpts from in-depth video interviews with native Yiddish speakers, world-renowned klezmer musicians, grandmothers, descendants of Yiddish writers, students, and more from the Center's Wexler Oral History Project. The interviews are focused life histories, covering family background, involvement with Yiddish language and culture, Jewish identity, and the transmission of culture and values across generations and communities. You can find the full interviews on our website: www.yiddishbookcenter.org/tell-your-story
Many videos on this channel are excerpts from in-depth video interviews with native Yiddish speakers, world-renowned klezmer musicians, grandmothers, descendants of Yiddish writers, students, and more from the Center's Wexler Oral History Project. The interviews are focused life histories, covering family background, involvement with Yiddish language and culture, Jewish identity, and the transmission of culture and values across generations and communities. You can find the full interviews on our website: www.yiddishbookcenter.org/tell-your-story
"At the Window": A Poem My Aunt Esther Wrote
Dan Dropkin, grandson of Yiddish poet Celia Dropkin, reads a powerful poem that his Aunt Esther wrote.
To see the full interview and learn more about the Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project, visit:
www.yiddishbookcenter.org/collections/oral-histories/interviews/woh-fi-0001036/dan-dropkin-2018
To see the full interview and learn more about the Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project, visit:
www.yiddishbookcenter.org/collections/oral-histories/interviews/woh-fi-0001036/dan-dropkin-2018
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"My Ship" by Celia Dropkin, Read By Her Grandson Dan
Просмотров 56Месяц назад
Dan Dropkin, grandson of Yiddish poet Celia Dropkin, reads one of her poems that deals with love and loss. To see the full interview and learn more about the Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project, visit: www.yiddishbookcenter.org/collections/oral-histories/interviews/woh-fi-0001036/dan-dropkin-2018
Dan Dropkin Reads Celia Dropkin's "I Will Run Away"
Просмотров 44Месяц назад
Dan Dropkin, grandson of Yiddish poet Celia Dropkin, recites a poem his grandmother wrote about motherhood. To see the full interview and learn more about the Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project, visit: www.yiddishbookcenter.org/collections/oral-histories/interviews/woh-fi-0001036/dan-dropkin-2018
Dan Dropkin Reads "The Cradle Song"
Просмотров 70Месяц назад
Dan Dropkin, grandson of Yiddish poet Celia Dropkin, reads his grandmother's poem that was dedicated to his father. To see the full interview and learn more about the Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project, visit: www.yiddishbookcenter.org/collections/oral-histories/interviews/woh-fi-0001036/dan-dropkin-2018
"I Have More Life in My Finger Than All My Kids Put Together": Celia Dropkin's Later Life
Просмотров 410Месяц назад
Dan Dropkin, grandson of Yiddish poet Celia Dropkin, recounts a story he heard from his mother from when his grandmother was nearing the end of her life. To see the full interview and learn more about the Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project, visit: www.yiddishbookcenter.org/collections/oral-histories/interviews/woh-fi-0001036/dan-dropkin-2018
"You Can't Repress This Woman's Feelings": Celia Dropkin's Paintings
Просмотров 156Месяц назад
Dan Dropkin, grandson of Yiddish poet Celia Dropkin, describes his grandmother's vivid, expressive paintings. To see the full interview and learn more about the Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project, visit: www.yiddishbookcenter.org/collections/oral-histories/interviews/woh-fi-0001036/dan-dropkin-2018
"Her Poems Were Part of the Festivities": Dropkin Family Gatherings
Просмотров 69Месяц назад
Dan Dropkin, grandson of Yiddish poet Celia Dropkin, describes family gatherings in his youth during which his grandmother's poems were read aloud. "The Cradle Song," about Dan's father Henry, was the most frequently read poem. To see the full interview and learn more about the Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project, visit: www.yiddishbookcenter.org/collections/oral-histories/intervi...
Oysyes off the Page: The Yiddish Book Center’s Type Collection
Просмотров 1432 месяца назад
The Yiddish Book Center stewards a collection of type-related materials including a large assortment of metal and wood letterpress type andother instruments and materials such as the Yiddish-language linotype once owned and operated by the Forverts newspaper. Join Richard S. Herman Endowed senior fellow in bibliography Caleb Sher as he explores the ins and outs of the Yiddish Book Center's impr...
Who Was Dovid Pinski?
Просмотров 3032 месяца назад
Gabriel Pinski describes his grandfather, Yiddish writer Dovid Pinski. He talks about his looks, his personality, and the close relationship he had with him. To see the full interview and learn more about the Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project, visit: archive.org/details/GabrielPinski21Mar2018YiddishBookCenter
A Yiddish Poem My Grandfather Wrote for My Second Birthday
Просмотров 1462 месяца назад
Gabriel Pinski, grandson of Yiddish writer Dovid Pinski, shares a poem his grandfather wrote for his second birthday, which, being September 1939, was very much written in context of the recent German invasion of Poland. To see the full interview and learn more about the Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project, visit: archive.org/details/GabrielPinski21Mar2018YiddishBookCenter
Daba-liber: A Series of Yiddish Poems My Grandfather Dovid Pinski Wrote About Me
Просмотров 712 месяца назад
Gabriel Pinski, grandson of Yiddish writer Dovid Pinski, explains and shows some examples of a series of Yiddish poems his grandfather wrote about him entitled "Daba-lider." These poems were originally published in the Kinder-Zhurnal, a Yiddish children's periodical, often with pictures of Gabriel. To see the full interview and learn more about the Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Proj...
Di haylike: A Dovid Pinski Play His Grandson Translated from Yiddish to English
Просмотров 482 месяца назад
Gabriel Pinski, grandson of Yiddish writer Dovid Pinski, explains how he discovered and decided to translate a short play written by his grandfather: Di haylike (The Saint). To see the full interview and learn more about the Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project, visit: archive.org/details/GabrielPinski21Mar2018YiddishBookCenter
The Pinski Residence: A Meeting Place for Yiddish Intellectuals in Mount Carmel
Просмотров 2282 месяца назад
Gabriel Pinski, grandson of Yiddish writer Dovid Pinski, explains how his grandparents' home in Mount Carmel was a meeting place for Yiddish intellectuals. He then explains the arrangements his father made for the home to remain a Yiddish cultural center, and how those wishes were not carried out a few years beyond his grandfather's death. To see the full interview and learn more about the Yidd...
What Yiddish Writer, Dovid Pinski, Wrote About
Просмотров 562 месяца назад
Gabriel Pinski explains what themes his grandfather, Yiddish writer Dovid Pinski, wrote about, and gives his reflections on how they were written. To see the full interview and learn more about the Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project, visit: archive.org/details/GabrielPinski21Mar2018YiddishBookCenter
Story Of My Namesake Uncle Gabri
Просмотров 752 месяца назад
Gabriel Pinski, grandson of Yiddish writer Dovid Pinski, explains how his namesake uncle Gabri died of polio, and how his grandparents subsequently adopted a child. To see the full interview and learn more about the Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project, visit: archive.org/details/GabrielPinski21Mar2018YiddishBookCenter
There Was No Yiddish Spoken in Dovid Pinski's Home
Просмотров 2852 месяца назад
There Was No Yiddish Spoken in Dovid Pinski's Home
1949: When My Grandparents Moved To Israel
Просмотров 2882 месяца назад
1949: When My Grandparents Moved To Israel
Spending Summers with My Grandparents at Catskills Bungalow Colonies
Просмотров 2892 месяца назад
Spending Summers with My Grandparents at Catskills Bungalow Colonies
Events In Honor of My Grandfather, Yiddish Writer Dovid Pinski
Просмотров 542 месяца назад
Events In Honor of My Grandfather, Yiddish Writer Dovid Pinski
Traces of a Jewish Artist: The Lost Life and Work of Rahel Szalit
Просмотров 1663 месяца назад
Traces of a Jewish Artist: The Lost Life and Work of Rahel Szalit
VIRTUAL BOOK TALK | Frume Halpern's Blessed Hands with Translator Yermiyahu Ahron Taub
Просмотров 973 месяца назад
VIRTUAL BOOK TALK | Frume Halpern's Blessed Hands with Translator Yermiyahu Ahron Taub
How Historic Match Between Two Jewish Boxers was Covered in Yiddish Newspapers
Просмотров 2233 месяца назад
How Historic Match Between Two Jewish Boxers was Covered in Yiddish Newspapers
My Family's Immigration History: Real and Imagined Problems for Immigrants
Просмотров 1073 месяца назад
My Family's Immigration History: Real and Imagined Problems for Immigrants
A Yiddish Leyenkrayz (Reading Group) in Pennsylvania
Просмотров 1323 месяца назад
A Yiddish Leyenkrayz (Reading Group) in Pennsylvania
How I Began Writing The Jewish Quarter of Philadelphia, A Book
Просмотров 703 месяца назад
How I Began Writing The Jewish Quarter of Philadelphia, A Book
How a South Philadelphia Synagogue Led Me to Boxing
Просмотров 1403 месяца назад
How a South Philadelphia Synagogue Led Me to Boxing
What Made South Philadelphia So Special?: Life in the Jewish Quarter
Просмотров 1893 месяца назад
What Made South Philadelphia So Special?: Life in the Jewish Quarter
Boris Thomashefsky and the Arch Street Theater
Просмотров 823 месяца назад
Boris Thomashefsky and the Arch Street Theater
Learning from History: Preserving the Past and Combating Fake News
Просмотров 603 месяца назад
Learning from History: Preserving the Past and Combating Fake News
How Writing and Historical Research Effected Me Personally
Просмотров 323 месяца назад
How Writing and Historical Research Effected Me Personally