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"...but the Rabbi went"
EX169_653 Helen Yelen - wife, mother, grandmother, and friend - recounts the story of her sixtieth anniversary party, which her cousin did not attend because of Kashrut laws.
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Dad, they understand Yiddish
EX188_699 Michael Katz, activist and grandson of Yiddish journalist Moishe Katz, speaks about the role of Yiddish language and culture in his family.
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"The Greatest Fiddler of Them All": Meeting Itzhak Perlman
EX188_702 Michael Katz, activist and grandson of Yiddish journalist Moishe Katz, describes meeting the famous musician Itzhak Perlman.
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"If You're Not Gonna Go to Shul, Go to School"
EX188_707 Michael Katz, activist and grandson of Yiddish journalist Moishe Katz, remembers his childhood in Bronx and being the only Jewish child at school on many Jewish holidays.
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Four Generations of Yiddish Activism
EX188_706 Michael Katz, activist and grandson of Yiddish journalist Moishe Katz, outlines the history of his family and explains what it means to him to be both secular and active in the Jewish...
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I'm an Alien From Perel
EX115_646 Pauline Katz, 2010-11 Yiddish Book Center Fellow, talks about her feelings on knowing Yiddish as a child.
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Taking A Yiddish Glossary to the First Day of School
EX115_649 Pauline Katz, 2010-11 Yiddish Book Center Fellow, muses on her childhood experiences going to preschool being the only Yiddish speaker as well as the only Jew.
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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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Yiddish-speaking Grandpas
EX180_686 Arthur Klein describes his grandfathers, one of whom gave very memorable hugs.
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I Cash Old Clothes!
EX180_677 Arthur Klein describes how his grandfathers made a good living off of window cleaning, apartment rentals and selling old clothes.
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Only Hebrew Allowed
EX155_474 Musician Assaf Talmudi explains that his parents grew up in Israel speaking only Hebrew, despite the fact that their parents' spoke fluent Yiddish.Assaf Talmudi
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Spirited Aunt Frieda
EX169_586 Helen Yelen - wife, mother, grandmother, and friend - describes her memorable Aunt Frieda, who lived to be 104.Helen Yelen
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The Policeman and the Horse Thief
EX169_596 Helen Yelen - wife, mother, grandmother, and friend - tells how a policeman was killed in the line of duty and how his wife did not receive a pension because she would not allow an...
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Becoming Secular
EX169_638 Helen Yelen - wife, mother, grandmother, and friend - talks about her mother's illness and how it led to her eventually moving away from religion. Helen Yelen
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Theodore Bikel, z"l
Theodore (Theo) Bikel, z"l -distinguished folk singer and actor- was interviewed by Christa Whitney on August 26, 2011 at KlezKanada, in the Laurentian Mountains, Canada. read more
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