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.
There Never Was a Scholar-Artist Like Adrienne: Remembering Adrienne Cooper
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Elizabeth Schwartz, singer, shares her memories of Yiddish performer Adrienne Cooper and the generosity with which she encouraged new artists.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Elizabeth Schwartz.
This excerpt is in English.
This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.
