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.

Yechiel Szeintuch's Oral History

Professor Yechiel Szeintuch, scholar of Yiddish literature, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on June 17, 2014 in Jerusalem, Israel.

This interview was conducted in Yiddish.

Yechiel Szeintuch was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Video highlights from this oral history

A Penchant for Practical Jokes: My Uncle's Joke at the Pesach Seder

1 min 47 sec

The Secret of Food that Tastes Like Home

2 min 37 sec

Changing Schools Every Year: Prof. Yechiel Szeintuch Reflects on his Early Education

3 min 43 sec

I may be the Gilgul (Reincarnation) of Zvi Schwartz

2 min 42 sec

Professor Yechiel Szeintuch on Meeting President Shazar

5 min 55 sec

Israel's Relationship with Yiddish as Seen Through Academic Study: A History

4 min 19 sec

Studying Yiddish is like an Onion

3 min 35 sec

The State of Yiddish in Israel: Yechiel Szeintuch's Experiences with Yiddish in His Early Days in Israel

1 min 46 sec

Artifacts related to this oral history

Texts from Yiddish Literature for Theatrical Performance edited by Yechiel Szeintuch 2014 front cover

Texts from Yiddish Literature for Theatrical Performance edited by Yechiel Szeintuch 2014 front cover close up on title

Texts from Yiddish Literature for Theatrical Performance edited by Yechiel Szeintuch 2014 back cover

Texts from Yiddish Literature for Theatrical Performance edited by Yechiel Szeintuch 2014 front cover close up

Texts from Yiddish Literature for Theatrical Performance edited by Yechiel Szeintuch 2014 cover page 1

Texts from Yiddish Literature for Theatrical Performance edited by Yechiel Szeintuch 2014 cover page 2

Yiddish Ghetto Writings Warsaw 1940-1943 Yitzhak Katzenelson cover English

Yiddish Ghetto Writings Warsaw 1940-1943 Yitzhak Katzenelson cover Yiddish

Yiddish Ghetto Writings Warsaw 1940-1943 Yitzhak Katzenelson cover Yiddish

Yiddish Ghetto Writings Warsaw 1940-1943 Yitzhak Katzenelson title page Yiddish

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