(Jewish) Gangsters vs. Nazis (in 1930s America), with Michael Benson

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Who was Sparky Rubenstein and why did he become famous?

Michael Benson has written over sixty books and is one of the world’s most popular true-crime writers.  During … Leer más

Gad Franco: A Sephardi Turkish Patriot, with Anthony Gad Bigio

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What happened to Gad Franco when he criticized the Turkish government for imposing a heavy tax on minorities during World War II?

Gad Franco was born in … Leer más

Happy 20th Birthday, Radio Sefarad!

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many listeners did Radio Sefarad have every day during the pandemic?

Radio Sefarad is a communication project of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain. This month … Leer más

Tamar Ilana: Multilingual Singer and Flamenco Dancer

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What was «Fedora Upside-Down» and what did they do?

Tamar Ilana is a flamenco dancer and multi-lingual vocalist who is based in Toronto, Canada.  She is … Leer más

Guy Stern:  “Ritchie Boy” and Renowned Holocaust Scholar

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What two things does the International Institute of the Righteous do? 

(Guy Stern, a German Jewish refugee who was one of the last known surviving members of … Leer más

Genie Milgrom:  Between the Stone and the Flower

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What is the significance of the title of Genie’s movie: Between the Stone and the Flower?

Genie Milgrom was born in Havana Cuba into a Roman Catholic … Leer más

Warsaw: A City Divided, with Director Eric Bednarski

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many markers are there in the streets of Warsaw that indicate where the Ghetto was?

Eric Bednarski is a film writer, director, producer, and archival researcher. … Leer más

Steven Ujifusa: The Last Ships from Hamburg

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What happened to the Jews who were waiting in Hamburg’s immigrant village when World War I broke out?

Steven Ujifusa is a historian who chronicles the confluence … Leer más

Tanya Zion-Waldoks:  Haredi Feminism in Israel          

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How has the Supreme Court in Israel made decisions that support the position the Orthodox feminists?

Tanya Zion-Waldoks  is a lecturer in the Seymour Fox School … Leer más

The Matzevah Foundation: Restoring Jewish Cemeteries in Poland, with Dr. Steven Reece

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many projects and volunteers has the Matzevah Foundation had so far?

The Matzevah Foundation is a small nonprofit organization that exists to educate the public about … Leer más

Rebecca Clarren:  The Cost of Free Land

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What did homesteaders have to do in order to keep the free land that the United States government had given them?

Rebecca Clarren is an award-winning … Leer más

Three Chanukah Stories by I. B. Singer  

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 story–actually three stories.

“Grandmother’s Tale”, “The Devil’s Trick” and “Zlateh … Leer más

Sarah Wiek:  Volunteering in Israel

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Where do foreigners stay while they are volunteering in Israel?

Sarah Wiek is from Germany and currently lives in a small town on the Baltic Sea, … Leer más

Anything But Yes: Jewish Life and Resistance in the Rome Ghetto

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What could Jewish women in 18th-century Rome do that Catholic women could not?

Joie Davidow is the author of half a dozen nationally-published books, as well as an … Leer más

Nani Vazana:  Ladino Singer-Songwriter

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  How was Nani able to write songs in a language that she didn’t speak?

Noam Vazana, Nani, is a singer, songwriter and musician. She plays the … Leer más

ANU Museum of the Jewish People:  Special Wartime Programing, with CEO Dan Tadmor

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Why are ANU’s virtual activities only transmitted live and not recorded?

ANU-Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv was originally known as Beit Hatfutsot, the … Leer más

The Protone Project:  Security in Places of Worship

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What intercultural event did Arco Forum organize in Madrid to present the PROTONE Project?

PROTONE is a project whose aim is to encourage cooperation among different … Leer más

Margaret Littman:  Eclectic Freelance Writer

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the most difficult project that Margaret Littman has undertaken?

Margaret Littman is an award-winning freelance editor and writer who is based in Nashville, Tennessee.  She … Leer más

Presentación de «Notas de campo – Field Notes»: un libro bilíngüe de Marjorie Kanter

DE ACTUALIDAD – El miércoles 11 de octubre de 2023 a las 18 hs se presentó en el Centro Sefarad Israel de Madrid un singular libro bilíngüe, que su autora, Marjorie Kanter, sitúa en algún lugar entre la … Leer más

The Golden Age of Alandalús: The Cairo Genizah…in Madrid!

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Aside from holy books, what other kinds of documents were found in the Cairo Genizah?

The Cairo Genizah, is a collection of Jewish manuscript fragments and administrative documents that were kept … Leer más