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 Adler Oppenheim's Oral History

Ellen Adler Oppenheim, daughter of actress Stella Adler and granddaughter of Yiddish actors Jacob and Sara Adler, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on April 8, 2016 at the Museum of the City of New York.

This interview was conducted in English.

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Video highlights from this oral history

Stella Adler and Marlon Brando

2 min 34 sec

Luther Adler Ran After Girls and Had a Lobster Business

1 min 51 sec

Tennessee Williams, Kazan, and The Theater Scene in the 1950s

2 min 38 sec

Curiosity and Energy: Stella Adler's Legacy

2 min 31 sec

An Overview of the Adler Family of Jewish Actors

1 min 25 sec

Stella Adler and The Group Theatre

4 min 16 sec

A Song Learned from My Grandmother, Great Yiddish Actress Sara Adler

1 min 14 sec

Sara Adler on the Town

1 min 9 sec

Artifacts related to this oral history

Ellen Adler Oppenheim Photograph - Sara Adler

Ellen Adler Oppenheim Photograph - Group Photo with Luther Adler, Celia Adler, Paul Muni, and Marlon Brando

Ellen Adler Oppenheim Photograph - Jacob Adler

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