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.

Max Kellerman's Oral History

Max Kellerman, sportscaster and Yiddish enthusiast, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on March 11, 2014 in Bel Air, CA.

This interview was conducted in English and Yiddish.

Max Kellerman was born in Bronx, New York in 1973.

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Video highlights from this oral history

Transmitting Secular Jewish Identity Through Yiddish

2 min 54 sec

"Better Than a Biblical Narrative" Speaking Yiddish as Revenge Against Hitler

2 min 11 sec

Breaking the Chain: New Americans and the (Lack of) Transmission of Old World Values

1 min 54 sec

"Yiddish is Like The Force"

1 min 57 sec

Good, But Strong: Navigating Jewish-American Identity

2 min 54 sec

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