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.

A Father's Curiosity

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Jessica Kirzane, specialist in American-Jewish literature, speaks about her father's endless curiosity and willingness to learn together with his children.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Jessica Kirzane.

This excerpt is in English.