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.
Curating an Exhibit on Yiddish Theater in London
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David Mazower, Yiddish Book Center bibliographer and former BBC journalist, explains the significance of the London Jewish Museum as a social history project highlighting London’s Jewish immigrant heritage. He shares that curating an exhibit on Yiddish theater for the newly-founded London Jewish Museum sparked his interest in Yiddish culture more broadly.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with David Mazower.
This excerpt is in English.
David Mazower was born in London, England, United KIngdom in 1959.
This interview is part of the Beyond the Books: Yiddish writers and their descendants series.
