 In 1964 he founded "Yugntruf – Youth for Yiddish" together with several of his students, and he served as its official advisor until 1974.The entire Schaechter-Gottesman family has been very productive in the field of Yiddish culture.His mother, Lifshe Schaechter-Widman, wrote a memoir, "Durkhgelebt a Velt" (A Full Life) in 1973, and served as a resource for folksong researchers with her recording "Az Di Furst Avek" (When You Go Away).