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.

Estela Aizenman Stern's Oral History

Estela Aizenman Stern, Mexican school teacher and Yiddish enthusiast, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on October 30, 2015 in Mexico City, Mexico.

This interview was conducted in English.

Estela Aizenman Stern was born in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Video highlights from this oral history

Spanish and Yiddish Part of Family's Mexican Identity

1 min 53 sec

How My Grandfather's Observance Kept Him Out of Hollywood

1 min 44 sec

Cajones y Abonos (Market Stalls and Installment Plans): Making a (Jewish) Living in Downtown Mexico City

1 min 5 sec

"It Was the Best Store in the World": My Father's Hat Store in the Historic Center of Mexico City

1 min 3 sec

How Yiddish Songs Penetrated My Mother-in-Law's Alzheimers

49 sec

Growing up in Mexico: Identity, Acceptance, and Patriotism

55 sec

Estela Aizenman Stern Discovers important Yiddish Books in Mexico

2 min 40 sec

"We Learned Four Languages Since Kindergarten": Languages and Zionism at the Progressive Tarbut School in Mexico City

1 min 36 sec

Jewish Food: My Grandmothers' Ashkenazi and Hungarian Culinary Traditions

1 min 16 sec

The "Deportivo" Sports Center as The Central Jewish Culture Center in Mexico City

1 min 45 sec

Why Did They Stop Teaching Yiddish? Practical Reasons

1 min 30 sec

Reflecting on What Yiddish Means to Her

1 min 3 sec

Every Friday My Yiddish-Speaking Grandmother Went to See a Mexican Movie

43 sec

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