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.

Jessica Kirzane's Oral History

Jessica Kirzane, specialist in American-Jewish literature, was interviewed by Agnieszka Ilwicka on December 18, 2016 at the Association for Jewish Studies Conference in San Diego, California.

This interview was conducted in English.

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Video highlights from this oral history

Learning Yiddish at the Yiddish Book Center

2 min 34 sec

An Opportunity to Be an Expert: Why Study Yiddish

2 min 39 sec

A Father's Curiosity

1 min

Two Types of Yiddishists: Speakers and Scholars

2 min 15 sec

Coming to Jewish Literature through African-American Studies

4 min 44 sec

Investigations into Jewish Intermarriage in the Early 20th Century

3 min 7 sec

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