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 Resonance of Celia Dropkin's Writing: New Audiences in the 21st Century
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Kenneth Levinson, novelist and grandson of Yiddish writer Celia Dropkin, reflects on why his grandmother's writing resonates with him and with contemporary audiences today.
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.