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.
The Hollywood Blacklist: Animosity and Censorship During the McCarthy Era
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Melanie Lewis, great-niece of Yiddish actor and founder of the NYC Yiddish Art Theatre Maurice Schwartz tells the story of her uncle John Wexley and his being blacklisted from Hollywood studios.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Melanie Lewis.
This excerpt is in English.
Melanie Lewis was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1949.
This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.
