Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath
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- Title:
- Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath
- Description:
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Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath, Yiddish poet and daughter of linguist Mordkhe Schaechter, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on August 16, 2013 at Yidish-Vokh in Reisterstown, Maryland. The interview was conducted entirely in Yiddish. 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: Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath Oral History Interview, interviewed by Christa Whitney, Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project, Reisterstown, Maryland, August 16, 2013. Video recording, https://archive.org/details/GitlSchaechter-viswanath16aug2013YiddishBookCenter ([date accessed])
- Creator:
- Yiddish Book Center (Chad)
- Date:
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August 16, 2013
- Format:
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Film/Video
- Location:
- Yiddish Book Center
- Collection (local):
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Oral Histories
- Subjects:
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Yiddish Book Center
National Yiddish Book Center
Wexler Oral History Project
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Ybc
Yiddish
Jewish culture
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Yiddish language
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- Link to Item:
- https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/collections/oral-histories/interviews/woh-fi-0000462
- Terms of Use:
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- Language:
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Yiddish