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León Felipe: A Spanish Poet with a “Commitment to the Jewish People”, with Jesús Jambrina
11 Elul 5779 (10/09/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What poem did León Felipe dedicate “To all the Jews in the world, my friends, my brethren”?
León Felipe was a Spanish poet who was born in Zamora … Leer más
Upon the Wings of an Eagle: A Family Saga by Chaya Diane Hager
4 Elul 5779 (03/09/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the name of the German Jewish philanthropist whose organization sponsored the large-scale emigration of persecuted Jews from Russia in the 19th century, and the founding of Moisés … Leer más
The Presence of the Past in a Spanish Village, with Ruth Behar
27 Av 5779 (27/08/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What are «madreñas» and how are they used?
Ruth Behar is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She was born in … Leer más
Venezuela’s Jews: Dealing with the Crisis, with Isaac Nahon-Serfaty
20 Av 5779 (20/08/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How has the recent crisis in Venezuela influenced the issue of Jewish identity there?
Isaac Nahon-Serfaty is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University … Leer más
The Leonese Language: Little-known but widespread, with Alicia Valmaseda
13 Av 5779 (13/08/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Where is a variety of Leonés an officially recognized language?
León is now a region of Spain to the northwest of Madrid, but during the Middle Ages it … Leer más
Return to Sepharad in the 21st Century, with Elena Goti
5 Av 5779 (06/08/2019) | Raquel CornagoThis week’s trivia question: How many Sephardi Jews from Luxembourg have applied for Spanish nationality?
Elena Goti is an Argentinian-born social psychologist, whose professional career has focused on groups and families from a trans-generational and trans-cultural perspective. For … Leer más
Cuba’s Jews, with Ruth Behar
27 Tammuz 5779 (30/07/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the “Patronato”, in Havana?
Ruth Behar is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She was born in Havana, Cuba … Leer más
The Artian: Art Meets Entrepreneurship–Three Innovators
21 Tammuz 5779 (23/07/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Aside from the mission to the moon, what is SpaceIL’s main activity?
The Artian is an innovation and creativity training company that, while rooted in the art … Leer más
The Artian: Art Meets Entrepreneurship, with Nir Hindi
14 Tammuz 5779 (16/07/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What does art bring to the business world?
The Artian is an innovation and creativity training company that, while rooted in the art world, explores the influence of art … Leer más
Yiddish Summer Weimar, with Ben Niran
7 Tammuz 5779 (09/07/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: About how many people participate in the workshops and how many attend the concerts during the Yiddish Summer Weimar festivals?
Yiddish Summer Weimar began as a weekend workshop … Leer más
Alon Sariel: A Musical Tribute to Rembrandt
30 Sivan 5779 (02/07/2019) | Raquel CornagoThis week’s trivia question: What did the lute symbolize in Dutch Golden Age paintings? Alon Sariel is a musician who was born and raised in the city of Beersheba, in southern Israel. As a mandolinist and lutenist, as well … Leer más
“Julius Madritsch, Righteous Among the Nations”, with Piotr Szalsza
23 Sivan 5779 (25/06/2019) | Jorge RozemblumThis week’s trivia question: How many Jews signed a letter to Yad Vashem stating that Julius Madritsch had saved their lives?
Vienna-born Julius Madritsch was an expert in textiles. During the occupation of Poland, he served as a … Leer más
Richard Zimler: The Gospel According to Lazarus
15 Sivan 5779 (18/06/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Who were the three peoples living in Judea at the time of Jesus, and was the position of women in each of them?
Richard Zimler is … Leer más
El director israelí Asher Fisch dirige la ópera «Capriccio» en el Teatro Real de Madrid (entrevista en inglés)
10 Sivan 5779 (12/06/2019) | Jorge RozemblumEL MICRÓFONO DE ALICIA PERRIS – Born in Israel, Fisch began his conducting career as Daniel Barenboim’s assistant and kappellmeister at the Berlin Staatsoper. He has built his versatile repertoire at the major opera houses such as the … Leer más
An Introduction to Kabbalah, with Sarah Sonneborn
9 Sivan 5779 (11/06/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What are the ten spheres of Kabbalah?
Sarah Sonneborn is an Israeli historian. She has a master’s degree in the History of Spain and Sephardi Judaism … Leer más
The Female Voice in the Sephardi Ballad, with Zeljko Jovanovic
24 Iyyar 5779 (28/05/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the difference between the themes of the ballads sung by men and women?
A romancero is a collection of Spanish romances, a type of … Leer más
Luisa Juárez: Jewish Writers and Holocaust Studies from a Multicultural Point of View
17 Iyyar 5779 (21/05/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why is the University of Alcalá de Henares an especially interesting place for foreign students who want to spend a year or semester studying abroad?
Luisa … Leer más
Neshama Carlebach: Songwriter, Singer and Human Rights Advocate
10 Iyyar 5779 (14/05/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What problem did Neshama Carlebach face with the Orthodox Jewish community after her father died?
Neshama Carlebach is the daughter of the late Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, … Leer más
The American Press and the Holocaust: Witness or Accomplice? with Alicia Ors
25 Nisan 5779 (30/04/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many articles did the New York Times publish about the Holocaust between 1936 and 1945 and how many did the Jewish Telegraphic Agency publish during the same … Leer más
A Passover Story and an Unusual Recipe
19 Nisan 5779 (23/04/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What does the Yiddish word “greevn” mean?
This week we are celebrating Passover, so I thought I’d give you a present. The story I’m going to … Leer más
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