Mindle Crystel Gross
Item Information
- Title:
- Mindle Crystel Gross
- Description:
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Mindle Crystel Gross, native speaker and translator of Yiddish, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on March 13, 2013 in Boca Raton, Florida. Mindle grew up in Brooklyn in what she calls an "observant, but not religious" household. Her parents were both amateur Yiddish poets and transmitted their passion for the language to their daughter by speaking Yiddish exclusively in the home. Mindle also received instruction in Yiddish language and culture in the Sholem Aleichem shule system, which she was a part of throughout her childhood and adolescence. As an adult, Mindle has made Yiddish a part of her career, as well. For years, she worked as a bilingual secretary for various Jewish communal and cultural organizations. More recently, Mindle has worked as a freelance translator, helping Jews uncover the meaning behind various family mementos like letters and diaries. In addition, she has worked extensively in translating Yizkor books, a process which she discusses in her interview. To learn more about the Wexler Oral History Project, visit: http://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/tell-your-story To cite this interview: Mindle Crystel Gross Oral History Interview, interviewed by Christa Whitney, Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project, Boca Raton, Florida, March 13, 2013. Video recording, https://archive.org/details/MindleCrystelGross13march2013YiddishBookCenter ( [date accessed] )
- Creator:
- Yiddish Book Center (Emily B.)
- Date:
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March 13, 2013
- Format:
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Film/Video
- Location:
- Yiddish Book Center
- Collection (local):
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Oral Histories
- Subjects:
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Yiddish Book Center
National Yiddish Book Center
Wexler Oral History Project
Nybc
Ybc
Yiddish
Jewish culture
Advice
Family history
Stories about ancestors
Childhood
Jewish Identity
Yiddish language
Yiddish teaching
Yiddish learning
Yiddish revival and activism
Coming back to Yiddish
Theater
Music
Poetry
Career and Professional Life
Jewish professions
Holocaust
Education
Religion and ritual
Family traditions
Jewish holidays
Israel
United States
Youth group
Food and culinary traditions
Transmission
Roots/heritage
Children/grandchildren of (Yiddish personalities)
Jewish community
Urban
Travel
Mindle
Crystel Gross
Bronx
New York City
NYC
Boynton Beach
Florida
Long Island
Avrom Reyzn
Arbeter Ring
Workmen's Circle
1950s
1960s
1990s
2000s
Translation
- Link to Item:
- https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/collections/oral-histories/interviews/woh-fi-0000395
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