Fira Bramson

Item Information

Title:
Fira Bramson
Description:
Fira Bramson, former bibliographer of the Judaica collection of the Lithuanian National Archives, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on August 2, 2012 in Vilnius, Lithuania. This interview is conducted entirely in Yiddish. Fira spent her childhood and young adulthood in Kaunas, Lithuania. Both Yiddish and Russian were spoken in her home. When the Nazis invaded Lithuania, Fira and a group of her school friends fled across the border to the Soviet Union. Since 1989, Fira has worked tirelessly to sort Judaica materials that emerged from Soviet holdings after Lithuania broke away from the USSR's control. She wrote about her findings in her book "By The Treasures of Judaica," published jointly in Yiddish and Lithuanian in 2010. To learn more about the Wexler Oral History Project, visit: http://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/tell-your-story To cite this interview: Fira Bramson Oral History Interview, interviewed by Christa Whitney, Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project, Vilnius, Lithuania, August 2, 2012. Video recording, https://archive.org/details/FiraBramson2august2012YiddishBookCenter ( [date accessed] )
Creator:
Yiddish Book Center (Emily B.)
Date:
August 2, 2012
Format:
Film/Video
Location:
Yiddish Book Center
Collection (local):
Oral Histories
Subjects:
Yiddish Book Center
National Yiddish Book Center
Wexler Oral History Project
Nybc
Ybc
Yiddish
Jewish culture
Advice
Family history
Stories about ancestors
Childhood
Jewish Identity
Yiddish language
Yiddish learning
Coming back to Yiddish
Press
Radio
Literature
Career and Professional Life
Jewish holidays
Eastern Europe
Soviet Union
Politics and political movements
Transmission
Roots/heritage
Anti-Semitism
Jewish community
Urban
Travel
Vilna
Vilnius
Vilne
Lithuania
Russia
USSR
Aaron Lansky
Max Weinreich
Lithuanian National Library
YIVO
Bibliography
Bibliographer
Archivist
Archive
Library
Link to Item:
https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/collections/oral-histories/interviews/woh-fi-0000331
Terms of Use:
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Language:
Yiddish