The Yiddish Book Center's
Wexler Oral History Project
A growing collection of in-depth interviews with people of all ages and backgrounds, whose stories about the legacy and changing nature of Yiddish language and culture offer a rich and complex chronicle of Jewish identity.
"Finally, He Accepted it": My Father's Reaction to the Rise of Women Cantors
Watch now:
Bobby Block, career musician from South Philadelphia, remembers his father's vehement opposition to the then-burgeoning movement of women prayer leaders. Despite his initial protests, he eventually accepted the change and stayed committed to his synagogue.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Bobby Block.
This excerpt is in English.
This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.
