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.
Coming to an Understanding: Finding Jewish Studies with A Fundamentalist Christian Background
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Matthew Brittingham, student in the 2015 Steiner Summer Yiddish Program, explains how his family viewed his study of Jewish history considering their Christian fundamentalist background.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Matthew Brittingham.
This excerpt is in English.
Matthew Brittingham was born in Pasadena, California in 1988.
This interview is part of the Yiddish in the Academy: scholars, language instructors, and students series.
