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Title
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Jessica "Decky" Alexander, Oral History Interview, 2025
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Performer
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Jessica Alexander
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Interviewer
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Kat Hacanyan
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Description
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Decky Alexander is a professor of drama and theater education and the Director of Engage@EMU. Alexander has become a well known community member across Washtenaw County through her theater education programs and work with organizations like the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor. She is the founder of CloseUp theater troupe and has been another long time supporter and board member of the Center for Jewish Studies at EMU. In this interview, Alexander talks about her Jewish upbringing in Chicago, the strengths of a good community network, and why having a center like this is especially important at EMU.
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Exact Date
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4/2/2025
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Run Time
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1:17:38
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Publisher
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Eastern Michigan University Archives
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Collection Location
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013.OH
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Rights
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Copyright to the audio resource and its transcript is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any other format without written permission of the copyright owner, Eastern Michigan University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).
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Subject
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EMU Center for Jewish Studies, EMU Center for Oral History Research, Jewish Studies, CJS, Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor, Judaism, Jewish identity, community engagement, higher education, Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor, Chicago, theatre programs, CloseUp, University of Michigan, CMTA department, Engage@EMU, Lawrence University, family history, United States Government, public service
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Language
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English
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Type
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Item
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performer
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Jessica Alexander
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interviewer
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Kat Hacanyan
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