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.

What is In geveb? A Born-Digital Journal of Yiddish Studies

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Sarah Ellen Zarrow, scholar of Jewish history speaks about In geveb, a digital journal of peer reviewed academic work, blog entries, book reviews, and translations.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Sarah Zarrow.

This excerpt is in English.

Sarah Zarrow was born in Stow, MA in 1982.

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

Other video highlights from this oral history

What is the Future of Yiddish? Going Beyond Dichotomies of Understanding

3 min 19 sec

The Joys and Challenges of Teaching: Does Having a Jewish Background Facilitate Learning Jewish History?

4 min 11 sec

"I Knew It Was Something Special": Meeting My Family from Russia

2 min 56 sec

Living In a Secret Republican Frat House By Night and Stacking Books and Learning Yiddish By Day

5 min 25 sec

"I Packed Up My Things and Left": Studying Song and Dance in Eastern Europe

2 min 45 sec

"Gender is Always Relevant": Gender Studies in the Fields of Jewish History

1 min 54 sec

"Yiddish Opens Up a World of Social Connections": Social Connections In the Field of Yiddish Studies

2 min 19 sec

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