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.

Performing Yente in Yiddish: Jackie Hoffman on Learning Lines for and Performing in the Yiddish Fiddler on the Roof

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Jackie Hoffman, stand-up comedian and actor, describes her process for learning lines for Yiddish Fiddler, and reflects on what Yiddish means for her in the show.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Jackie Hoffman.

This excerpt is in English and Yiddish.

Jackie Hoffman was born in Queens in 1960.