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 Father Made Seventy-Five Dollars a Week During the Great Depression
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Robert Booth, artist, describes how his father became involved in the film industry through his work as a film mover during the Great Depression.
This is an excerpt from an oral history with Robert Booth.
This excerpt is in English.
Robert Booth was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1934.
This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.
