Rachel Cressell earned her MA in Linguistics from the University of Virginia in 2025. She received her undergraduate degree from the same institution in German Studies and Jewish Studies in 2019. As a researcher and Yiddishist, she has collaborated on projects with the University of Virginia, Princeton University, and Harvard University. Her interests lie with linguistic anthropology, Jewish languages, and the politics of language that emerged in Mandatory Palestine. Rachel's future endeavors will hopefully include work with endangered languages and their revitalization.