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Yisroel Rudnitsky

Yisroel Rudnitsky, Yiddish editor, typesetter, and printer, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on June 22, 2014 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

2014-06-22

Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project

"Grains of Wheat": Abigail Weaver on the Paper Brigade

Lisa Newman talks to Smith College senior Abigail Weaver about "Grains of Wheat," her play about the Jewish intellectuals, known as the Paper Brigade, who worked to hide stores of cultural materials from Nazi forces in the Vilna ghetto.

Part of The Shmooze Podcast Series

Meyer Weinshel

Meyel Weinshel, PhD student and Yiddish language pedagogy specialist, was interviewed by Agnieszka Ilwicka on December 16th, 2019 in San Diego, California.

2019-12-16

Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project

Valery Dymshits

Valery Dymshits, researcher and lecturer at the Interdepartmental Center "Petersburg Judaica" at the European University at St. Petersburg, was interviewed by Tanya Panova on February 15, 2017, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

2017-02-15

Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project

Miriam Hoffman

Miriam Hoffman, former DP camp resident, author, playwright, and lecturer, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on February 10th, 2020 in Coral Springs, Florida.

2020-02-10

Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project

Leo Melamed

Leo Melamed, child survivor of the Holocaust and former chairman of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, was interviewed by Christa Whitney in Glencoe, Illinois on December 13, 2012. This interview contains some Yiddish.

2012-12-13

Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project

Barnett Zumoff

Dr. Barnett Zumoff - a medical doctor by profession and a Yiddish translator and activist, as well as President Emeritus of the Workmen's Circle/Arbeiter Ring - was interviewed by Christa Whitney on December 4, 2013 at his office at Beth Israel Hospi...

2013-12-04

Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project

Forever Young

The evolving nature of Yiddish language and culture—past, present, and future

Part of Pakn Treger articles

Moshe Shklar

Moshe Shklar, Yiddish poet born in Poland, was interviewed by Agnieszka Ilwicka on February 19, 2013 at his home in Los Angeles, California.

2013-02-19

Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project

Aaron Lansky's Year-End Letter

Aaron Lansky recaps 2021 at the Yiddish Book Center and outlines plans for 2022

Part of Pages

Beyond Time: The Paintings of Samuel Bak

Out of the Vilna ghetto to a world of color and form

Part of Pakn Treger articles

Deborah Epstein

Deborah Epstein, Yiddish student, researcher of Jewish philosophy and female Yiddish writers, was interviewed by Nina Pick on July 25th, 2019 in Weimar, Germany.

2019-07-25

Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project

June 2020: Handpicked

Susan Bronson is the Yiddish Book Center's executive director. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Susan about her choices.

Part of Pages

Sara Israel

Sara Israel, 2011-2012 Yiddish Book Center fellow, was interviewed by Lesley Yalen on June 29, 2012 at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts.

2012-06-29

Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project