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 Changing Face of Vilnius

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Deimante Varnaityte, Lithuanian masters student focusing on heritage and preservation of pre-war Jewish life in Lithuania, describes her childhood memories of Vilnius and the ways in which the city has changed since.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Deimantė Varnaitytė.

This excerpt is in English.

Deimantė Varnaitytė was born in Vilnius, Lithuania in 1992.