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.

Is Charity a Jewish Concept?

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Jack and Bunny Hoffinger discuss why they give to charity and whether ethics and charity are Jewish concepts.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Bunny Hoffinger and Jack Hoffinger.

This excerpt is in English.

Bunny Hoffinger was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1930. Bunny died in 2018.

Jack Hoffinger was born in Bronx, New York in 1926. Jack died in 2021.