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.
History of Cafe Scheherazade, Jewish Restaurant and Popular Meeting Spot in Melbourne
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John (Yankl) Zeleznikow, scholar of information systems, shares the history of Cafe Scheherazade, the famed Jewish restaurant in Melbourne. He talks about how his parents came to open it, who the managing partners were, and who some of the clientele were.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with John (Yankl) Zeleznikow.
This excerpt is in Yiddish.
