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.

What is the Bund? A Short Description

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Doodie Ringelblum—medical doctor and Yiddish activist based in Melbourne—defines the Bund, a Jewish Labor Party established in Eastern Europe that promotes Yiddish culture and which continues to exist in Australia.

This is an excerpt from an oral history with Doodie Ringelblum.

This excerpt is in Yiddish.

Doodie Ringelblum was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1963.

This interview is part of the Yiddish and the Arts: musicians, actors, and artists series.

Other video highlights from this oral history

A Personal Definition of Doykayt (Bundist Tenant of "Hereness"): Living Demonstrably Jewishly

3 min 28 sec

Yiddish Radio in Australia

3 min 44 sec

Choosing Australia to Raise a Son in a Secular Yiddish-Speaking Way

2 min 6 sec

"You Lied! You Said You Didn't Understand English!": Being Raised in Yiddish in Melbourne

1 min 19 sec

Melbourne Yiddish Youth Theatre

2 min 32 sec

Jacob Waislitz, Rachel Holzer and the Melbourne Yiddish Theater

2 min 18 sec

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