Melanie Lewis

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Title:
Melanie Lewis
Description:
Melanie Lewis—great-niece of Yiddish actor and founder of the NYC Yiddish Art Theatre Maurice Schwartz—was interviewed by Christa Whitney on January 7th, 2019, at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. To learn more about the Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project, visit: http://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/tell-your-story To cite this interview: Melanie Lewis Oral History Interview, interviewed by Christa Whitney , Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project, the Yiddish Book Center, Amherst, Massachusetts, January 7, 2019 . Video recording, [ https://archive.org/details/ MelanieLewis7Jan2019YiddishBookCenter ] ([date accessed])
Creator:
Yiddish Book Center (Liz)
Date:
January 7, 2019
Format:
Film/Video
Location:
Yiddish Book Center
Collection (local):
Oral Histories
Subjects:
Advice
Favorite Yiddish word
Yiddish words
Family history
Stories about ancestors
Childhood
Jewish Identity
Yiddish language
Yiddish revival and activism
Yiddish scene
Immigration
Migration
Hebrew
Theater
Career and Professional Life
Religion and ritual
Secular
Secularism
Non-religious
Synagogue
Shul
Temple
Family traditions
Eastern Europe
Western Europe
America
United States
Politics and political movements
Yiddish Book Center
Yiddish personalities
Children/grandchildren of Yiddish personalities
Beyond the Books
Jewish community
Urban
Love
Relationships
London
England
United Kingdom
Maurice Schwartz
Yiddish Art Theatre
1900s
1910s
1920s
1930s
1950s
1960s
Cousins club
Black list
McCarthy Era
Link to Item:
https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/collections/oral-histories/interviews/woh-fi-0001136
Terms of Use:
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Language:
English