Secular Synagogue, with Rabbi Denise Handlarski

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How is Secular Synagogue different from other Jewish programs and sites?

Denise Handlarski is the founder and rabbi of Secular Synagogue, an online community for Jews … Leer más

The Baltimore Zionist District, with Caren Leven

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many people attended the BZD’s first virtual event last year, and how many are attending now?

The Baltimore Zionist District (BZD) uses its direct Israeli connection … Leer más

Reconstructionist Judaism: The Fourth Stream, with Rabbi Mira Wasserman

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the most controversial position of Reconstructionist Judaism nowadays?

Reconstructionist Judaism is a politically and religiously progressive Jewish movement that is the smallest and youngest of the so-called … Leer más

On Burning Ground: An Amazing Story of Survival, with Michael Skakun

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  When Joseph Skakun was working as a slave laborer for the Nazis, how did he hide his Yiddish accent from his Russian and Polish companions?

Michael Skakun, … Leer más

ANU: The NEW Museum of the Jewish People

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ –This week’s trivia question:  How can you and your community become a part of the new Museum of the Jewish People?

Beit Hatfutsot was originally known as the Museum of the … Leer más

Yiddish Farm Revisited

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many people have participated in Yiddish Farm’s classes?  And in their farm tours?

Yiddish Farm is located in Goshen, New York, about 60 miles, or 100 kilometers, … Leer más

Shavuot–History, Customs and a Story: «Greens for Shavuos» by Sholem Aleichem

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why do some people decorate their homes with greens and fresh flowers on Shavuot?

Shavuot (pronounced Shavuos by Ashkenazi Jews) is not as well-known as other holidays … Leer más

A Hollywood Mother (A Story for Mother’s Day) by Chaver Paver

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – Many countries observe Mother’s Day in May, so this week we are celebrating with a special story, by a writer whom you may not know.

Chaver Paver is the pen name of the … Leer más

Lag BaOmer: History and Traditions (The End of a Plague?)

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What does shooting bows and arrows have to do with playing cards? And how are both of these activities related to Jewish history?

The … Leer más

The Novelized Life of Alfonso de Zamora: An Illustrious Crypto-Jew at the Service of the Church

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Which university was the first one in Spain to offer a specific program of studies for women?

Alfonso de Zamora was born in 1474. A graduate … Leer más

Michael Stolowitzky – Gertruda’s Oath: A child, a Promise, and a Heroic Escape During World War II

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How did Michael Stolowitzky first travel to Israel?

(This week Israel observes Yom Ha-Shoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day.  We are offering you this program as English Corner’s … Leer más

«The Dangerous Matzo»– A Passover Story by Sholem Aleichem

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:: How is the Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem remembered each year?

Sholem Aleichem is probably the best-known and most well-loved Yiddish writer. He was born Sholem Naumovich … Leer más

Passover: Some History, Stories and Recipes

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – Our trivia question for this week is: When and where was the first Haggadah written?

This week we’re bringing you a special pre-Passover program, with something for everyone, to help … Leer más

The Haberman Institute for Jewish Studies: Quality Lifelong Jewish Learning

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  How does the Haberman Institute choose its programs?

The Haberman Institute for Jewish Studies is located in Rockville, Maryland, and is one of the primary addresses for high … Leer más

Saving At-Risk Children: The Orphaned Starfish Foundation, with Andy Stein

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  How many computer centers does the Orphaned Starfish Foundation have, and in how many countries?

Andy Stein is a philanthropist with a background in international banking. In 2001 he founded … Leer más

The “Emmas”: Women Fighting for Human and Civil Rights, with Jennifer Young

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  How was the Emma Lazarus Federation different from other Jewish women’s organizations?

March 8 is International Women’s Day and this week we’re celebrating with a special program.

The … Leer más

“The Purim Gift” by Isaac Bashevis Singer

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week we celebrate Purim, when it is customary to exchange gifts, so we decided to give our listeners a Purim story. This one, “The Purim Gift”, is taken from Isaac Bashevis … Leer más

Rotwelsch: The Language of Thieves, with Martin Puchner

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What was Martin Luther’s connection to Rotwelsch?

Since the year 2000 UNESCO has celebrated International Mother Language Day on February 21. As the organization states:

UNESCO believes … Leer más

The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902, with Scott D. Seligman

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  In what imaginative way did the women ask for the men’s support, and how was this received?

Scott D. Seligman is an award-winning writer, and a historian, genealogist, … Leer más

Dr. Joseph Toltz: Brundibar–Children’s Opera in the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many times was the children’s opera Brundibar performed in the Terezin concentration camp?

On January 27, Europe commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day. This date was chosen … Leer más