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.

Living On the Brink of Doom: Isaac Bashevis Singer's Thoughts on the Future of Yiddish

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Larry Rosenwald, professor of English at Wellesley College, translator, and translation theorist recounts his encounter with Yiddish writer Isaac Bashevis Singer at Brandeis University.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Larry Rosenwald.

This excerpt is in English.

Larry Rosenwald was born in Chicago, IL in 1948.

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This interview is part of the Yiddish in the Academy: scholars, language instructors, and students series.

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The Ballad of Old Harlequin: An Exchange Between Dear Friends

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Coming to Yiddish: Classes at Hillel, Studying the Forverts, and Meeting Pearl Cahan

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My First Published Translation of Yiddish

2 min 44 sec

Tenets of Translation: Aspirations and Admirations

5 min 33 sec

A Foray Into Yiddish Translation Review

5 min 53 sec

Expanding My View of Yiddish Literature

6 min 40 sec

How John Hollander Almost Translated A Book Of Moyshe-Leyb Halpern

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