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.

Deborah Wexler's Oral History

Deborah Wexler was interviewed by Christa Whitney on October 5, 2016 in Palo Alto, California.

This interview was conducted in English.

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Video highlights from this oral history

Foodways and Its Importance in History

3 min 7 sec

Ordinary People and the Importance of Recording Their Stories

2 min 11 sec

"We're Legitimate Here": Honoring American Jewish Identity

3 min 24 sec

Old Country Cooking Takes a Lot of Work!

4 min 9 sec

Artifacts related to this oral history

Bubbe and Zadye with Deborah (4 yrs) and Sandra (2 yrs) on park bench, maybe 1957-58

Bubbe Becky and Zadye Joseph

Fanny and Jake at Seder 1961

Aunt Fannie and Uncle Jake, Wedding 1909

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