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 Were Never Sure Who Was a Relative and Who Wasn't": Immigrant Life in Montreal

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Bryna Wasserman, executive director of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene and daughter of Yiddish actress Dora Wasserman, describes her parents' immigration to Canada and the strong immigrant community in Montreal.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Bryna Wasserman.

This excerpt is in English.

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This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.

Other video highlights from this oral history

Dora Wasserman and the Moscow Yiddish Theater

2 min 6 sec

Being Dora's Daughter: Bryna Wasserman Reflects

3 min 2 sec

Dora Wasserman's Last Years and Passing the Reigns

1 min 59 sec

Hope for the Future of Yiddish Theater

2 min

"This is the Life!"—Yiddish Theater in New York

3 min 57 sec

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