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.

Boris Aronson's Physical Appearance

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Marc Aronson, son of Yiddish theater set designers Boris and Lisa Aronson, describes his father's physical appearance and the way he dressed.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Marc Aronson.

This excerpt is in English.

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

Other video highlights from this oral history

Boris Aronson's Involvement in Art and the Kultur Lige in Europe

Boris Aronson’s Funny Stories about Maurice Schwartz and Distance from Yiddish Theater

Boris Aronson's Cane-Carving Job in the Catskills

“No One’s Going to Be Interested in Tevye and His Five Daughters”: Boris Aronson Sending Scripts to His Son at Camp

Lisa Aronson's Artistic Background and Escape From Austria in 1939

Father's Interest in Japan

Colored Xerox and 3-Dimensional Paintings: Examples of Boris Aronson's Artwork

The Universality of Fiddler on the Roof and Its Revolutionary Impact on Broadway

Boris Aronson's Set for Maurice Schwartz's Ten Commandments

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