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.
Exploring the Legacy of Female Ancestors: Writing About Celia Dropkin
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Kenneth Levinson, novelist and grandson of Yiddish writer Celia Dropkin, describes the experience of doing research on his grandmother's life and writing a novel inspired by her.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Kenneth Levinson.
This excerpt is in English.
Kenneth Levinson was born in Northampton, MA in 1953.
This interview is part of the Beyond the Books: Yiddish writers and their descendants series.