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Katerina (Katya) Rouzina's Oral History

Katerina (Katya) Rouzina, Yiddish language student, was interviewed by Agnieszka Ilwicka on August 14, 2015 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

This interview was conducted in English.

Katerina (Katya) Rouzina was born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1988.

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Singing a Russian Folk Song

1 min 40 sec

The Role of a Jewish Perspective in Slavic Studies

1 min 17 sec

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Themes:

Advice,
Favorite Yiddish word,
Yiddish words,
Family histories,
Childhood,
Jewish Identity,
Yiddish language,
Yiddish learning,
Yiddish revival and activism,
Coming back to Yiddish,
Languages,
Immigration and migration,
Hebrew,
Music,
Klezmer,
Singing,
Film,
Press,
Radio,
Literature,
Books,
Newspapers,
Poetry,
Career and Professional Life,
Jewish professions,
Academia,
Holocaust,
World War II,
Education,
Jewish education,
Religion,
Secular,
Synagogue,
Family traditions,
Jewish holidays,
Zionism,
Feminism,
Eastern Europe,
Soviet Union,
Politics and political movements,
Yiddish Book Center,
Youth group,
Summer camp,
Jewish resorts,
Food,
Cultural transmission,
Cultural heritage,
Rural,
Urban,
Assimilation,
Travel,
Relationships

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Katerina (Katya) Rouzina's Oral History

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Singing a Russian Folk Song

The Role of a Jewish Perspective in Slavic Studies

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