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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.
Video highlights from this oral history
The Importance of Accurately Translating and Performing Yiddish Plays
5 minutes 17 seconds
What People Should Learn From Yiddish Plays
5 minutes 11 seconds
Visiting Her Mother's Hometown
2 minutes 57 seconds
The Creation of the New Worlds Theatre Project
3 minutes 26 seconds
People’s Baffled Reactions to Serious Yiddish Plays through the New Worlds Theatre Project
2 minutes 55 seconds
Childhood Home and Growing Up in a Community of Survivors
2 minutes 10 secondsMore information about this oral history
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