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.

Role of Women in Polish and Jewish Academia

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Magdalena Kozlowska, Polish historian and Yiddish teacher, discusses the role of women in academia, both in Poland more generally and Jewish Studies more specifically, including the challenges that women face in the field.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Magdalena Kozłowska.

This excerpt is in English.

Magdalena Kozłowska was born in Kalisz, Poland in 1987.