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 Creation and Community of Cafe Scheherazade

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John (Yankl) Zeleznikow, scholar of information systems, explains more about how and why his parents create Cafe Scheherazade. He also describes how it grew to be the community staple that it was and why his father came to love being there.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with John (Yankl) Zeleznikow.

This excerpt is in English.

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Other video highlights from this oral history

The Need to Fund Yiddish Creativity

2 min 24 sec

History of Cafe Scheherazade, Jewish Restaurant and Popular Meeting Spot in Melbourne

2 min 58 sec

What Was Cafe Scheherazade?

2 min 33 sec

How My Jewish Identity Changed Over the Years

3 min 43 sec

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