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.

Finding Unexpected Connections: Why People Should Read Yiddish Literature

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Talia Margolis Chomstein – Yiddish activist based in Mexico City – explains why reading can give such insight and knowledge about a culture or a group of people. She specifically talks about what Mexicans can learn from reading Mexican Yiddish literature.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Talia Margolis Chomstein.

This excerpt is in English.

Talia Margolis Chomstein was born in Mexico City, Mexico in 1989.

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This interview is part of the Yiddish in the Academy: scholars, language instructors, and students series.

Other video highlights from this oral history

Progressive Education at "La Naye" I. L. Peretz Yiddish School in Mexico City

3 min

"Something Really Different": Perceptions and Realities of the Naye Yiddishe Shul

4 min 54 sec

"This Is Me!": Discovering Yiddish Mexican Literature

2 min 27 sec

A Yiddish Vinkl (Corner) Project: Creating Access to Yiddish Books in Mexico City

6 min 10 sec

Changing Attitudes toward Yiddish at the "Naye" I. L. Peretz Yiddish School in Mexico City

2 min 52 sec

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