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 Yiddish Book Center: the Positive and Joyful Impact on My Career as an Artist

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Caraid O'Brien—writer, performer, and director, including of Yiddish works—expresses her gratitude for her start at the Yiddish Book Center, and the support she received from the people who worked there.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Caraid O'Brien.

This excerpt is in English.

Caraid O'Brien was born in Galway, Ireland in 1974.

This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.


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