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.

John (Yankl) Zeleznikow's Oral History

John (Yankl) Zeleznikow, who grew up in Cafe Scheherazade, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on February 23rd. 2017, in Melbourne, Australia.

This interview was conducted in English and Yiddish.