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.
"Just Do The Thing": Advice From The Initiator of the Vilnius Jewish Public Library
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Wyman Brent, initiator of the Vilnius Jewish Public Library, advises viewers to follow their dreams and "just do the thing," citing his own struggles and later success in establishing a Jewish library in Lithuania. He speaks as well about the example of Aaron Lansky, whom he says is a personal hero.
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.
