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.

Riva Ginsburg's Oral History

Riva Ginsburg, the daughter of Holocaust survivors and Yiddish teacher and translator, was interviewed by Jessica Parker on March 11, 2013 in Boca Raton, Florida.

This interview was conducted in English.

Riva Ginsburg was born in Fahrenvald, Germany in 1948.

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Video highlights from this oral history

Memory and Resistance: Defeating the Final Solution By Preserving Yiddish Culture

3 min 15 sec

"If You Speak Yiddish You Can Get Along Wherever You Are:" Story of how Yiddish Spurred Serendipitous Reunion

3 min 9 sec

Not Just an Obligation: The Legacy of Holocaust Remembrance

1 min 56 sec

A Record of Survival: The Future of Yiddish

2 min 39 sec

"Each Story in Itself is Remarkable:" Narratives of Jewish Resistance

1 min 23 sec

Artifacts related to this oral history

Riva Ginsburg Photo- Riva and Brother as Children

Riva Ginsburg Photo- Back of Family Hiding Spot Picture

Riva Ginsburg Picture- Portraits of Father

Riva Ginsburg Picture- Father's family portrait

Riva Ginsburg Picture- Father's School portrait

Riva Ginsburg Picture- Forest Hiding Spot

Riva Ginsburg Picture- Family after Immigration

Riva Ginsburg Picture- Mother's Family Portrait

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