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.
Tongue-Tied: Between Yiddish Accents
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Daivd Slucki, Professor of Jewish Studies at Austraila's Monash University, discusses the tension between the Polish Yiddish accent he heard at home growing up and the Litvak accent he encounters in academic settings.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with David Slucki.
This excerpt is in English and Yiddish.
David Slucki was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1984.
This interview is part of the Yiddish in the Academy: scholars, language instructors, and students series.
