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 Cassedy's Oral History

Ellen Cassedy, Yiddish translator, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on May 9th, 2019 in New York City.

This interview was conducted in English.

Ellen Cassedy was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1950.