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.

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Micha Eisenstorg talks about how "every Jew has his own mishugas." He recalls times friends made mistakes about food restrictions during Passover time.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Micha Eisenstorg.

This excerpt is in English.

Micha Eisenstorg was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1946.

This interview is part of the Yiddish in the Academy: scholars, language instructors, and students series.

Other video highlights from this oral history

Deportation train stopped by the Underground youth

1 min 3 sec

Belgian Deportation

2 min 44 sec

Doused in Jewishness

1 min 14 sec

Father's Rebellion against the yellow star

46 sec

What my family did during the war

2 min 2 sec

"telephone numbers" on their arms

1 min 16 sec

Songs my mother used to sing

2 min 7 sec