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.

"A Rich Brew: How Cafes Created Modern Jewish Culture"

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Shachar Pinsker, literary scholar and cultural historian, describes his book "A Rich Brew: How Cafes Created Modern Jewish Culture".

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Shachar Pinsker.

This excerpt is in English.