Paul Azaroff, Hebrew and Judaic Studies teacher and native of New York City, discusses speaking Yiddish in Israel, Canada, and America. He describes how different dialects amongst his mishpokhe (family) in Israel influenced his Yiddish, even while living in a harshly anti-Yiddish climate in the state at large.
To learn more about the Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project, visit: www.yiddishbookcenter.org/tell-your-story
