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.
Sick of the Conversation about Whether Yiddish is Living or Dying: Post-Vernacularity
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Avia Moore - a freelance theater artist based in Montreal - talks about the post-vernacular staus of Yiddish and what it means in the context of how we relate to the language and culture.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Avia Moore.
This excerpt is in English.
Avia Moore was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1982.
This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.
