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.

Lola Kipnis Ladin's Oral History

Lola Ladin, Montreal-born Yiddish speaker and enthusiast, was interviewed by Mikhl (Michael) Yashinsky on January 29, 2016 at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts.

This interview was conducted in English and Yiddish.

Lola Kipnis Ladin was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1930. Lola died in 2022.

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Video highlights from this oral history

Remembering Friends and (Least) Favorite Teachers at the Peretz Shule

6 min 26 sec

Mother's Escape From Lithuania To Canada

1 min 57 sec

Hanukkah Song in Yiddish

1 min 42 sec

Description and Importance of Peretz Yiddish Secular Shule (School)

3 min 18 sec

Difference Between Montreal/Toronto Jewish Communities And Rochester, NY Jewish Community

1 min 25 sec

Artifacts related to this oral history

Lola Kipnis Ladin Photograph - Portrait of her Mother's Family

Lola Kipnis Ladin Photograph - Lola and her Grandson

Lola Kipnis Ladin Photograph - Group of Women

Lola Kipnis Ladin Photograph - Portrait of Little Girl

Lola Kipnis Ladin Photograph - Portrait of Three Men in Hats

Lola Kipnis Ladin Photograph - Portrait of Couple (Dressed Up)

Lola Kipnis Ladin Photograph - Multigenerational Family Photo with Baby

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