- Goldie Morgentaler, daughter of Yiddish writer Chava Rosenfarb, names some of the writers who came to her parents' house when she was a child and describes some of her interactions with them.
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts
- David Mazower shares insights from the inscriptions in his collection of Yiddish books signed by their authors.
Part of Pakn Treger
- Motl Didner, associate artistic director of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, explains that "Yiddish theater" has never been a monolithic, singular entity as some would allege, but rather is characterized by a multiplicity of shows, styles,...
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts
- As the Yiddish Book Center’s Bibliographer and Editorial Director, David is constantly making new discoveries, and he’s surfaced some fascinating items from our collections.
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- Georg Brinkmann, klezmer musician and teacher, was interviewed by Franziska Seehausen on July 26, 2017 in Bonn, Germany.
2017-07-26
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project
- Moshe Fiszman, z"l, Holocaust survivor, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on February 14th, 2017, in Melbourne, Australia.
2017-02-14
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project
- Murray Citron, poet and translator, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on November 2nd, 2016, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
2016-11-02
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project
- Nancy Sherman, former Associate Director at the Yiddish Book Center, was interviewed by Anita Christensen on October 13, 2010 at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts.
2010-10-13
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project
- Frank London, founding member of the Klezmatics and Frank London's All-Star Klezmer Brass Ensemble, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on August 24, 2011 at KlezKanada in the Laurentian Mountains of Canada. Frank's interview begins with an...
2011-08-24
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project
- Anna Fishman Gonshor, Faculty Lecturer of Yiddish Studies at McGill University and Montreal-based Yiddish activist, reflects upon what she thinks makes the Jewish community in Montreal unique, and talks about the prominent Jewish figures who have...
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts