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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.

Something For Everyone: Wyman Brent On The Mission of the Vilnius Jewish Public Library

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Wyman Brent, initiator of the Vilnius Jewish Public Library, discusses his choice to include more lighthearted Jewish works in the library among heavier books and films dealing with antisemitism.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Wyman Brent.

This excerpt is in English.

Wyman Brent was born in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1962.

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Exploring Jewish Sites in Europe

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Wyman Brent Explains The Beginnings of the Vilnius Jewish Library

7 min 32 sec

Why Lithuania Needs a Jewish Library

2 min 48 sec

"This is a Library of Culture Created By Jews": Wyman Brent Reflect On The Collection of the Vilnius Jewish Public Library

3 min 41 sec

"Just Do The Thing": Advice From The Initiator of the Vilnius Jewish Public Library

2 min 36 sec

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