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.

José Altshuler's Oral History

José Altshuler, Cuban engineer of Jewish origin, was interviewed by Christa Whitney with Ruth Behar on December 15, 2015 in Havana, Cuba.

This interview was conducted in Spanish.

José Altshuler was born in Milena del Sur, Cuba in 1929.

Video highlights from this oral history

A Cuban Engineer and Former Revolutionary Reflects on His Jewish Roots

4 min 3 sec

U.S. Immigration Restrictions Resulted in the First Community of Yiddish-Speakers in Cuba

1 min 10 sec

I Remember My Parents' Political Gatherings in Havana During World War II

2 min 40 sec

My Cuban Jewish Identity as a Non-Believer

1 min 54 sec

Reflections On A Jewish Culture of Study

1 min 19 sec

Community, Activities, and Political Divisions in the Pre-Revolutionary Jewish Cuban Community

2 min 36 sec

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