Kate Potter was interviewed by Pauline Katz on January 20, 2011 at the Yiddish Book Center. Kate’s interview focuses on her time at the Yiddish Book Center for the January term class. Originally from Southern California, Kate now lives in Massachusetts and studies English literature at Mount Holyoke. As a five-college student, Kate became interested in the Yiddish Book Center Jan-term class because of her interest in museum work. Most of the interview focuses on Kate’s thoughts on the program, her work with Yiddish periodicals, and her original qualms about being personally disconnected from the language. Kate explains that one of the best aspects of the program was getting to know the other students and their reasons for coming to the Book Center. As the interview ends, Kate advises all other January term students to be sure to learn the alphabet early on as it makes the first few days much easier. To learn more about the Wexler Oral History Project, visit: http://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/tell-your-story To cite this interview: Kate Potter Oral History Interview, interviewed by Pauline Katz, Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project, Karmazin Recording Studio, Yiddish Book Center, January 20, 2011. http://archive.org/details/KatePotter20january2011YiddishBookCenter ( [date accessed] )
