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.

Typical Day at Unser Camp

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Bunny Hoffinger, former fashion designer who grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, describes a typical day at Unser Camp.

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

This excerpt is in English.

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

Other video highlights from this oral history

"An Absolutely Wonderful Place": Yiddish Celebrities and Performances at Unser Camp

3 min 47 sec

Yiddish Faux Pas with a Holocaust Survivor at Camp Kinderwelt

2 min 5 sec

Experiences at Unser Camp

3 min 17 sec

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