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.

Singing Chad Gadya in Yiddish and Ladino

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Boris Rubinstein sings part of the traditional Passover song in two languages.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Boris Rubinstein.

This excerpt is in English.

Boris Rubinstein was born in Mexico City, Mexico in 1945.

Other video highlights from this oral history

European Immigration to Mexico

1 min 5 sec

How My Family Ended Up in Mexico from Eastern Europe

1 min 39 sec

"Yiddish Was the Language of the Galut"

1 min 25 sec

Oriental Carpets On Dirt Floors

1 min 46 sec

Being A Mensch

1 min 19 sec

Attending the Enemy High School

2 min 36 sec

"I didn't want to start my Israeli career in prison"

3 min 48 sec

Studying In Israel

1 min 48 sec

"No Work Is Beneath You"

3 min 17 sec

Becoming More Religious

4 min 52 sec

Differences Between Being Jewish in Mexico and in the States

3 min 24 sec

A Different Tam

1 min 32 sec

"I don't want to become another museum piece"

2 min 19 sec

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