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.

Ellen Perecman's Oral History

Ellen Perecman, founder and producing artistic director of the New Worlds Theatre Project, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on March 8, 2016 in New York, New York.

This interview was conducted in English.

Ellen Perecman was born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1953.

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Video highlights from this oral history

Childhood Home and Growing Up in a Community of Survivors

2 min 10 sec

Visiting Her Mother's Hometown

2 min 57 sec

The Creation of the New Worlds Theatre Project

3 min 26 sec

People’s Baffled Reactions to Serious Yiddish Plays through the New Worlds Theatre Project

2 min 55 sec

What People Should Learn From Yiddish Plays

5 min 11 sec

The Importance of Accurately Translating and Performing Yiddish Plays

5 min 17 sec

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