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.
A Portal to a Different Culture
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Mark Louden, professor of linguistics, discusses how language allows people to connect with a culture whether or not it is their own ethnic heritage.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Mark Louden.
This excerpt is in English.
Mark Louden was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1962.
This interview is part of the Yiddish in the Academy: scholars, language instructors, and students series.
