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.

My Favorite Yiddish Theater Roles

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Paula Boltman, former actress in the Melbourne Yiddish theater, describes some of her favorite roles while she performed in the Yiddish theater.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Paula Boltman.

This excerpt is in English.

Paula Boltman was born in Hamburg, Germany.

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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

On Working With Ida Kaminska in Sydney, Australia

1 min 14 sec

Visiting the Yiddish Book Center with My Yiddish-Speaking Grandson

1 min 33 sec

My Grandchildren Speak Yiddish

2 min 5 sec

Remembering Yiddish Actors Yankev Waislitz and Rokhl Holtzer

1 min 30 sec

She Always Called Me “Tokhterl”: A Special Relationship with Yiddish Actor Rokhl Holtzer

3 min 11 sec

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