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Linda Jiménez

Jewish Women Who Made a Difference

13 Adar 5783 (06/03/2023) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  In what year was the first International Women’s Day celebrated?

March 8 is International Women’s Day, so this week we are going to speak about three Jewish … Leer más

Purim: History(?), Traditions and a Recipe

8 Adar 5783 (28/02/2023) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Where does the custom of masquerading on Purim come from?

We’re celebrating Purim this week, so I thought it would be interesting to talk a little … Leer más

Isabel Frey:  Revolutionary Yiddish Music

1 Adar 5783 (21/02/2023) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How is Isabel Frey’s music received in her home country of Austria, and what kind of people make up most of her fan base there?

Isabel Frey is a … Leer más

Hana Jaeger:  An Israeli Artist in Madrid

24 Shevat 5783 (14/02/2023) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  How has living in Spain influenced Hana Jaeger’s work?

Hana Jaeger is an Israeli artist who has lived in Madrid since 2020.  She came to art relatively … Leer más

Solomon Perel: “I Was Hitler Youth Solomon” (Europa Europa)

16 Shevat 5783 (07/02/2023) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What were the last words of advice that Sally Perel’s parents gave him, and did he follow that advice?

(On February 2, 2023 Solomon Perel passed away at … Leer más

Tu B’Shevat: Not just the «Birthday of the Trees»

9 Shevat 5783 (31/01/2023) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What are the seven species listed in the Book of Deuteronomy that Jews traditionally eat on the holiday of Tu B’Shevat?

Tu B’Shevat, the 15th of the … Leer más

George Sherman: “We discovered Mauthausen”

3 Shevat 5783 (24/01/2023) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: When the 11th Armored Division of the American Army discovered the Mauthausen concentration camp in May, 1945, how many Spanish prisoners did they find there?

On … Leer más

Shtetl to Ellis: The Untold Story, with Leah Kaplan

25 Tevet 5783 (17/01/2023) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many immigrants were processed at Ellis Island every day between 1900 and 1914?

Leah Kaplan’s grandparents emigrated to the United States from Eastern Europe at the … Leer más

The ASF’s Certificate of Sephardic Ancestry, with Genie Milgrom

18 Tevet 5783 (10/01/2023) |

 

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What is the Certificate of Sephardic Ancestry that is issued by the American Sephardi Federation’s Institute of Jewish Experience good for?

Genie Milgrom was born in Havana … Leer más

Performing Tangier, with Marjorie Kanter

11 Tevet 5783 (03/01/2023) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Who participates in Marjorie Kanter’s workshops?

Performing Tangier is an international festival that recently celebrated its 18th edition.  It is a five-day long city-wide festival held in … Leer más

REAL New York Bagels in Madrid!  Tamara Cohen’s MAZÁL

4 Tevet 5783 (27/12/2022) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What kinds of bagels do they make at Mazál and which are the most popular?

Mazál opened in Madrid as a New York-style bagel shop in 2020 … Leer más

The Little Chanukah Lamp: A Story by I. L. Peretz

27 Kislev 5783 (20/12/2022) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week we’re celebrating Chanukah and, in keeping with our tradition here at English Corner, I’m going to read you a holiday story  But first, some background about the author, I.L. Peretz .

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Twinned Towns:  Castrillo Mota de Judíos (Spain) and  Kfar Vradim (Israel)

20 Kislev 5783 (13/12/2022) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  On what basis was the town of Kfar Vradim founded?

Castrillo Mota de Judíos is a small village of about 50 inhabitants in the Spanish province of … Leer más

Jaime Moreno Bau, New Director of Centro Sefarad-Israel

12 Kislev 5783 (06/12/2022) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What do the Centro Sefarad-Israel and its Director do to fight against antisemitism?

Centro Sefarad-Israel was created in 2006, through an agreement between the Ministry of Foreign … Leer más

50th Anniversary of Benidorm’s Jewish Community

6 Kislev 5783 (29/11/2022) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  How has Covid affected the Benidorm community and its services?

Benidorm is a town in the province of Alicante on the Eastern Mediterranean coast of Spain. It is … Leer más

Carla Berg: Multifaceted Brazilian-born Jewish Singer

29 Heshvan 5783 (22/11/2022) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  How many languages does Carla sing in, and why did she decide to sing in Ladino?

Carla Berg was born in Brazil to parents of Syrian Jewish … Leer más

The Boston Chocolate Party: A Children’s Book for Hanukkah

22 Heshvan 5783 (15/11/2022) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Why was chocolate distributed to soldiers and prisoners in the American colonies?

Tami Lehman-Wilzig was born in the United States and has lived in Israel since … Leer más

Silent Tears: Poetry of Holocaust Survivors Set to Music

15 Heshvan 5783 (08/11/2022) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Why did Dan Rosenberg decide to translate the poems into Yiddish before setting them to music?

Dr. Paula David is a gerontologist and social worker in … Leer más

Hen Mazzig:  Mizrahi Jewish Activist and Influencer

6 Heshvan 5783 (31/10/2022) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Where in Israel do most Mizrahi Jews live, and how does it affect their educational opportunities?

Hen Mazzig is an Israeli-born Mizrahi Jew and advocate for the Mizrahi … Leer más

Hebrew Union College’s Jewish Language Project, with Dr. Sarah Bunin Benor

1 Heshvan 5783 (25/10/2022) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What are some of the unusual features of the Jewish Language Project’s Passover Haggadah?

Wherever Jews have lived around the world, they have spoken and written using … Leer más