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 Cultural Value of Yiddish, Even as A Post-Vernacular Language
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Anna Fishman Gonshor, Faculty Lecturer of Yiddish Studies at McGill University and Montreal-based Yiddish activist, talks about why she teaches Yiddish and its continued importance even as a post-vernacular language.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Anna Gonshor.
This excerpt is in English.
Anna Gonshor was born in Paris, France in 1949.
This interview is part of the Yiddish in the Academy: scholars, language instructors, and students series.