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.
“Everything Started from That”: Finding Connection Between Rock and Klezmer as Introduction to Jewish Music
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Michał Moniuszko, a musician and teacher, remembers his first impressions of klezmer music as a young Polish rock musician.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Michal Moniuszko.
This excerpt is in English.
Michal Moniuszko was born in Sejny, Poland in 1977.
This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.