The Yiddish Book Center's

Wexler Oral History Project

A growing collection of in-depth interviews with people of all ages and backgrounds, whose stories about the legacy and changing nature of Yiddish language and culture offer a rich and complex chronicle of Jewish identity.

To Me, It was Another Jewish Holiday: Jewish Flavor at the Thanksgiving Table

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Jonathan Rochlin, financial advisor, describes the uniquely Jewish experience of his childhood Thanksgiving. He explains how American Jewish identity manifests in Thanksgiving tradition - with food and family.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Jonathan Rochlin.

This excerpt is in English.

Jonathan Rochlin was born in Bronx, New York in 1965.