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.

Resuscitating a Tradition: Bringing a Zamir Chorus Back to its Roots in Lodz, Poland

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Joshua Jacobson, professor of music at Northeastern University and founder / artistic director of Zamir Chorale of Boston, speaks about his choir's travels through Europe in celebration of the centenary of their namesake, the legendary Hazomir Choir of Lodz, Poland.

This excerpt includes footage from Zamir: Jewish Voices Return to Poland, a film following the Choir's trip to Eastern Europe.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Joshua Jacobson.

This excerpt is in English.

Joshua Jacobson was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1948.