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.

Judy Kunofsky's Oral History

Judy Kunofsky, executive director of KlezCalifornia, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on January 11, 2013 at her home in Berkeley, California.

This interview was conducted in English.

Judy Kunofsky was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1947.

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Video highlights from this oral history

They Sent Me To Yiddish School & Stopped Speaking Yiddish in the House

1 min 27 sec

Memories of the Arbeter Ring (Workmen's Circle) Education

5 min 7 sec

"That's What You Do If You're A Jew": Reflecting On Reconstructionist Judaism

2 min 7 sec

Judy Kunofsky On Founding KlezCalifornia

1 min 55 sec

"Minor Keys Don't Sound Sad to Me": KlezCalifornia Founder Reflects on Yiddish Music

2 min 34 sec

The Mission of KlezCalifornia

1 min 42 sec

"Appealing to a Sense of Fun, Not Guilt": KlezCalifornia's Approach To Promoting Yiddish Culture

1 min 42 sec

Yiddish Culture Brings Generations Together

1 min 9 sec

An American Jewish Community that Has All the Pieces

3 min 8 sec

"Kinahora": The Evil Eye, and The Irrational Aspects of Judaism

2 min 5 sec

Artifacts related to this oral history

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Portrait 2

KlezCalifornia Upcoming Events

KlezCalifornia Yiddish Cultural Festival

KlezCalifornia Gele Pages

KlezCalifornia Songbook

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