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.

"We're Also a Part of Mexico": The Jewish Mexican Community

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Arturo Kerbel-Shein, Yiddish language activist, reflects on his love of spicy food and how Jews in Mexico have integrated aspects of Mexican culture into their lives.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Arturo Kerbel-Shein.

This excerpt is in Yiddish.

Arturo Kerbel-Shein was born in Mexico City, Mexico in 1988.