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.

Escape From Nazi Train Station

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Herman Rotenberg, co-owner of Unusual Wedding Rings and More, tells the story of his sister and mother boldly escaping from a Nazi train station.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Herman Rotenberg.

This excerpt is in English.

Herman Rotenberg was born in Munich, Germany in 1947.