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.

Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk's Oral History

Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk, accordion player and singer of Jewish music, was interviewed on by Agnieszka Ilwicka on March 16, 2016 in Jerusalem, Israel.

This interview was conducted in English.

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Video highlights from this oral history

A Non-Jewish Woman Singing Yiddish in Israel

2 min 46 sec

The Story Behind Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk's First Yiddish Music CD "Jewish Songs from Polesye"

4 min 43 sec

Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk Sings Miriam Nirenberg's "Dos Pastekhl" And Plays The Accordion

5 min 14 sec

Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk's Journey To Conversion

2 min 34 sec

Coming to Yiddish Song: Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk Reflects

5 min 1 sec

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