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.

How My Grandfather's Observance Kept Him Out of Hollywood

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Estela Aizenman Stern, Mexican school teacher and Yiddish enthusiast, tells a story about her grandfather explaining why her family didn't end up in a Hollywood.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Estela Aizenman Stern.

This excerpt is in English.

Estela Aizenman Stern was born in Mexico City, Mexico.