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.

Dzigan and Schumacher's Fight Against Yiddish Prohibition in Israel

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Diego Rotman - scholar and artist - talks about how Yiddish comedians Dzigan and Schumacher fought against the prohibition of Yiddish theater in Israel and their impact on other actors.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Diego Rotman.

This excerpt is in Spanish.

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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

"Learning Yiddish Would Be a Waste of Time": Reactions to an Early Interest in Grandparents' Culture

1 min 2 sec

"I Wanted to Understand Them": An Early Interest in Yiddish

1 min 26 sec

Deciding to Study Dzigan and Schumacher

1 min 34 sec

Dzigan and Schumacher's Theater Resonates in Israel

1 min 19 sec

"There are Ways": Complicated Status of Yiddish in Israel

2 min 44 sec

Jewish Life Growing Up in Buenos Aires

1 min 59 sec

Introduction to the Yiddish Duo Dzigan and Schumacher

2 min 47 sec

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