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Avishai Cohen, Jazz Trumpeter
6 Adar 5775 (24/02/2015) | Raquel Cornago
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How does Avishai Cohen feel about making mistakes?
Avishai Cohen was born in Tel Aviv in 1978 and began performing in public at … Leer más
Dolores Pérez Frías, Director of Israel’s National Tourism Office in Madrid; also, the Massada Opera Festival
29 Shevat 5775 (17/02/2015) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What two operas will be performed at Massada’s open-air festival in June?
At the end of January, we visited FITUR, one of the most important international … Leer más
50th Anniversary of Israel’s Ministry of Tourism, with Amir Halevi, its General Director
22 Shevat 5775 (10/02/2015) | Raquel Cornago
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: From which two continents is Israel working to attract new tourism?
We recently visited FITUR, the annual international tourism fair held in Madrid … Leer más
Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion’s YidLife Crisis
15 Shevat 5775 (03/02/2015) | adminENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Where do all the episodes of YidLife Crisis take place?
YidLife Crisis is a new web series that begins with the warning that «The following contains … Leer más
Linda Hirsch: The Cuban Jewish Community (Thirteen Years Later)
23 Tevet 5775 (13/01/2015) | Jorge Rozemblum
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why does the Jewish population of Cuba fluctuate so much that it makes it difficult to calculate how many Jews there actually are in the … Leer más
Rabbi Mark S. Golub: The Jewish Broadcasting Service (Shalom TV)
16 Tevet 5775 (06/01/2015) | Jorge RozemblumENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many different types of programs are shown on JBS, and where and how can you watch them?
JBS, the Jewish Broadcasting Service, which was formerly … Leer más
Judíos en Nueva York, con Linda Jiménez
14 Tevet 5775 (04/01/2015) | Jorge Rozemblum
ATLAS DEL ÉXODO – Esta sección habla de las ciudades del mundo y su relación con los judíos. En esta entrega, nuestra colaboradora Linda Jiménez (de “English Corner”) habla con Jorge Rozenblum sobre la presencia … Leer más
Flori Senor Rosenthal: «Nono’s Kisses»—A Ladino Book for Children
9 Tevet 5775 (30/12/2014) | Jorge Rozemblum
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Where did Flori Senor Rosenthal get her inspiration for the Ladino phrases used in her book?
Flori Senor Rosenthal is the author and … Leer más
Jews in Poland: Jonathan Webber— The Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow
2 Tevet 5775 (23/12/2014) | admin
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How was Jewish life in Galicia different from that in the rest of Poland when the region was under Austrian control in the 19th century?
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Jews in Poland–Agnieszka Witkowska-Krych: Janusz Korczak, Educator and Children’s Rights Advocate
18 Kislev 5775 (09/12/2014) | adminENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What organization founded and funded Janusz Korczak’s orphanage in Warsaw at the beginning of the 20th Century?
The UN General Assembly proclaimed December 10 as Human … Leer más
Jews in Poland: Jonathan Ornstein—Director of Krakow’s Jewish Community Centre
11 Kislev 5775 (02/12/2014) | adminENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Who founded the Krakow JCC, and when was it opened?
Krakow’s Jewish Community Centre, in the heart of the centuries-old Jewish Kazimierz neighborhood, is playing an … Leer más
Jews in Poland: Jonathan Webber—Preserving Jewish Heritage
4 Kislev 5775 (25/11/2014) | adminENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How were some synagogue buildings able to survive World War II intact? And what happened to many of them later?
Jonathan Webber is a British social … Leer más
Gilda Frantz: Jungian Analyst and Writer
25 Heshvan 5775 (18/11/2014) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is individuation?
Gilda Frantz has been a Jungian analyst in Santa Monica, California since 1977. Mrs. Frantz is the editor-in-chief of Psychological Perspectives, a journal … Leer más
Jews in Poland: Matan Shefi—The Jewish Genealogy and Family Heritage Center
19 Heshvan 5775 (11/11/2014) | Raquel Cornago
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What two databases are unique to the Jewish Genealogy and Family Heritage Center in Warsaw?
The Jewish Genealogy and Family Heritage Center is … Leer más
Claudia Tijman: Artist and Artisan
12 Heshvan 5775 (04/11/2014) | admin
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What new sculpture technique has Claudia Tijman developed?
Claudia Tijman is an artist and artisan based in Madrid. She was born in Argentina … Leer más
Mariano González-Arnao: “1492: A Serious Historical Mistake”
5 Heshvan 5775 (28/10/2014) | admin
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What two 16th-century Spanish saints, who are also major figures in Spanish literature, were of Jewish origin?
Mariano González-Arnao is a veteran jurist, … Leer más
Jews in Poland: The Museum of the History of Polish Jews
28 Tishri 5775 (21/10/2014) | Jorge RozemblumENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What monument, formally unveiled in April, 1948, faces the entrance to the new Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw?
The Museum of the … Leer más
Dani Rosenberg, Israeli Film Director
21 Tishri 5775 (14/10/2014) | Jorge RozemblumENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How do Israelis usually react when they hear Yiddish spoken in an Israeli film?
Dani Rosenberg was born in Tel Aviv in 1979 and graduated … Leer más
Shanah Tovah 5775
29 Elul 5774 (23/09/2014) | adminENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week we are celebrating Rosh Hashonah, the Jewish New Year, with a Rosh Hashonah story. It’s called “Rosh Hashonah”, and was written by Yente Serdatzky. She was a Yiddish writer, who … Leer más
Jews in Poland–Anna Jagielska: Sephardic Music Singer and Cantor
22 Elul 5774 (16/09/2014) | adminENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Where is the only Sephardic synagogue in Poland located, and when was it restored?
Anna Jagielska-Riveiro is a Polish singer, guitar player, voice coach and music … Leer más