Traces the Yiddish experience through major historical events. This memoir leads readers through Yiddishlands by revisiting the author's personal and professional experiences and retelling his family saga in a series of interwoven stories. It also includes an audio CD of songs in Yiddish, Russian, and Polish.

Roskies' memoir will be essential reading for students of the recent Jewish past and of the living Yiddish present. An audio CD of Masha Roskies singing in Yiddish, Russian, and Polish is also included with this volume.