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.

"Each Story in Itself is Remarkable:" Narratives of Jewish Resistance

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Riva Ginsburg, daughter of Holocaust survivors and Yiddish teacher and translator, describes growing up in a community of Jews who fought back against their oppression and the incredible stories of their survival.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Riva Ginsburg.

This excerpt is in English.

Riva Ginsburg was born in Fahrenvald, Germany in 1948.

Other video highlights from this oral history

Memory and Resistance: Defeating the Final Solution By Preserving Yiddish Culture

3 min 15 sec

"If You Speak Yiddish You Can Get Along Wherever You Are:" Story of how Yiddish Spurred Serendipitous Reunion

3 min 9 sec

Not Just an Obligation: The Legacy of Holocaust Remembrance

1 min 56 sec

A Record of Survival: The Future of Yiddish

2 min 39 sec

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