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.
The Importance of Academics
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Debra Caplan, Ph.D. candidate in Yiddish, explains how her role as an academic influences Yiddish cultural transmission.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Debra Caplan.
This excerpt is in English.
Debra Caplan was born in North Wales, Pennsylvania in 1985.
This interview is part of the Yiddish in the Academy: scholars, language instructors, and students series.