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.

The Place of Yiddish in Poland

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Magdalena Kozlowska, Polish historian and Yiddish teacher, discusses her understanding of the place of Yiddish within broader Polish culture.

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.

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This interview is part of the Yiddish in the Academy: scholars, language instructors, and students series.

Other video highlights from this oral history

Grandmother's Efforts to Help Jewish Neighbors During World War II

1 min 33 sec

Role of Women in Polish and Jewish Academia

3 min 4 sec

Fighting for Inclusion of Female Grammatical Genders for Career Terms

1 min 59 sec

Nazi Book-Burnings in Kalisz River

1 min 22 sec

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