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.

Yiddish Theater Has Never Been One Single Thing

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Motl Didner, associate artistic director of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, explains that "Yiddish theater" has never been a monolithic, singular entity as some would allege, but rather is characterized by a multiplicity of shows, styles, and theatrical attitudes.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Motl Didner.

This excerpt is in English.

Motl Didner was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1973.

This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.

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The Spiritual Depth of H. Leivick's "The Golem"

2 min 45 sec

One Foot in Shushan, One in Warsaw: Reflections on Manger's Megillah

5 min 30 sec

"We Had to Forge Our Link Ourselves": A New Generation of Yiddish Theatre

3 min 42 sec

Yiddish: The Missing Link in My Jewish Education

2 min 46 sec

Yiddish Activism: Walking the Walk

1 min 22 sec

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