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.

Curiosity and Energy: Stella Adler's Legacy

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Ellen Adler Oppenheim, daughter of actress Stella Adler, reflects on some of her mother's qualities that she'll always remember: her curiosity, determination, and her smarts.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Ellen Adler Oppenheim.

This excerpt is in English.

This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.

Other video highlights from this oral history

Tennessee Williams, Kazan, and The Theater Scene in the 1950s

2 min 38 sec

An Overview of the Adler Family of Jewish Actors

1 min 25 sec

Stella Adler and The Group Theatre

4 min 16 sec

A Song Learned from My Grandmother, Great Yiddish Actress Sara Adler

1 min 14 sec

Sara Adler on the Town

1 min 9 sec

Stella Adler and Marlon Brando

2 min 34 sec

Luther Adler Ran After Girls and Had a Lobster Business

1 min 51 sec

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