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.

Talia Margolis Chomstein's Oral History

Talia Margolis Chomstein, Yiddish activist based in Mexico City, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on October 29, 2015 at the Yidish Vinkl in Kehila Ashkenazi in Mexico City, Mexico.

This interview was conducted in English and Yiddish.

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

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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

Finding Unexpected Connections: Why People Should Read Yiddish Literature

1 min 34 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

Artifacts related to this oral history

Talia Margolis Chomstein Article - "Cuando vive una lengua"

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