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.

Jackie Hoffman's Oral History

Jackie Hoffman, stand-up comedian and actor, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on May 9th, 2019, in New York City.

This interview was conducted in English.

Jackie Hoffman was born in Queens in 1960.

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Video highlights from this oral history

A Cherished Memory: Jackie Hoffman's Childhood Visits to Grossinger's Hotel in the Catskills

1 min 54 sec

Jackie Hoffman Remembers Yeshiva

2 min 24 sec

Performing Yente in Yiddish: Jackie Hoffman on Learning Lines for and Performing in the Yiddish Fiddler on the Roof

1 min 36 sec

The Full Range of Jewish Experience: Jackie Hoffman on the Religiosity of Her Family

2 min 32 sec

Jackie Hoffman on the Influence of Yiddish Fiddler on the Roof and the Place of Yiddish in the World Today

2 min 20 sec

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