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.

"They See You as a Rich Jew": Being a Jew in America Today

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Miriam Slater, retired professor of European history, reflects on modern American Jewish identity and discusses the impact of being an economically successful minority.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Miriam Slater.

This excerpt is in English.

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This interview is part of the Yiddish in the Academy: scholars, language instructors, and students series.

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