The Schaechter-Gottesman family is a leading family in Yiddish language and cultural studies.
Members include:
Lifshe Schaechter-Widman née Gottesman (1893-1974) – author of Yiddish autobiography, folksingerBeyle Schaechter-Gottesman (1920-2013) - Yiddish poet, songwriter and folksingerMordkhe Schaechter (1927-2007) - Yiddish expert, linguist, researcher, teacher, and writerCharlotte (Charne) Schaechter née Saffian (1927-2014) - Yiddish piano accompanist and translatorItzik Gottesman (1957-) - Yiddish journalist with The Forward; expert on Yiddish folkloreRukhl Schaechter (1957-) - Yiddish journalist with The Forward; host of on-line cooking show, Est gezunterheytGitl Schaechter-Viswanath (1958-) - Yiddish poet, and editorEydl Reznik née Schaechter (1962-) - Yiddish teacher and choir director, as well as artistBinyumen Schaechter (1963-) - Yiddish composer, choral conductor, piano accompanist, and translatorReyna Schaechter (1995-) - leading exponent of Yiddish song