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 Space of Gold and Deep Velvet: Memories of Adath Jeshurun in Minneapolis

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Jane Myers, cantor and teacher, recalls her memories of Adath Jeshurun, the beautiful synagogue that she grew up attending in Minneapolis.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Jane Myers.

This excerpt is in English.

Jane Myers was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1948.