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.

Elliott Gould's Oral History

Elliott Gould, American actor, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on March 19th, 2019, in Los Angeles, California.

This interview was conducted in English.

Elliott Gould was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1938.

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Video highlights from this oral history

"As Far As I'm Concerned, It's Here": Elliott Gould on the Place of Yiddish

1 min 54 sec

Elliott Gould on Meeting Barbra Streisand

2 min 40 sec

Elliott Gould's Mother Making Thanksgiving for Kosher Relatives

1 min 20 sec

"The Greater Part of Unorthodox is Orthodox": Elliott Gould's Personal Take on the Bar Mitzvah Tradition with His Own Grandson

1 min 24 sec

Rusty Water Guns and Baseball Bets: Elliott Gould Remembers Growing Up on Bay Parkway in Brooklyn

3 min 43 sec

Elliott Gould on Learning to Walk, John Wooden, and the Theme of Balance in His Life

3 min 20 sec

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