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.
Hebrew or Yiddish? Lea Koenig-Stolper on Starting An Acting Career in Israel
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Lea Koenig-Stolper—Hebrew and Yiddish actress and Israel Prize recipient—talks about the beginning of her acting career in Israel.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Lea Koenig-Stolper.
This excerpt is in Yiddish.
Lea Koenig-Stolper was born in Lodz, Poland in 1929.
This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.
