Jews in Poland: Jonathan Webber— The Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow

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

ENGLISH 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

ENGLISH 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

ENGLISH 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

ENGLISH 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

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

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”

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

ENGLISH 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

ENGLISH 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

ENGLISH 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

ENGLISH 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

Jews in Poland – Piotr Kowalik: Warsaw’s Orthodox Community

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What philanthropic organization founded the Jewish day schools in Warsaw?

During the last two weeks we began a series of programs about Jews in Poland with an overview … Leer más

Jews in Poland: Some History, with Franciszek Bojanczyk (Part 2)

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What percentage of the Polish population was Jewish in 1935, and where did most of them live?

Last week Franciszek Bojanczyk spoke with … Leer más

Jews in Poland: Some History, with Franciszek Bojanczyk (Part 1)

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What does Poland’s 10-złoty note have to do with the Jews?

When we think of Jews and Poland, the first things that come … Leer más

Dory Sontheimer’s Seven Boxes

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: When did Dory Sontheimer find the seven boxes, and what was in them?

Dory Sontheimer was born in Barcelona and educated … Leer más

Rama Burshtein: Director of «Fill the Void»

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What relationship do women in the ultra-Orthodox community in Tel Aviv have with the arts?

Rama Burshtein was born in New York in 1967 and grew … Leer más

Freedom of the Press in Gaza: A Journalist’s First-Hand Account

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why don’t we ever see armed Hamas militants on TV?

Michael Grynszpan is a French-born Israeli journalist and filmmaker. On July 30 he was filming on … Leer más

Michael Grynszpan y el periodista español en Gaza

DE ACTUALIDAD – El periodista y cineasta de origen francés Michael Grynszpan entrevistó por casualidad en las calles de Tel Aviv a un periodista español sin identificar que acababa de llegar a la ciudad tras haber estado … Leer más

Michael Grynszpan y el periodista español en Gaza

DE ACTUALIDAD – El periodista y cineasta de origen francés Michael Grynszpan entrevistó por casualidad en las calles de Tel Aviv a un periodista español sin identificar que acababa de llegar a la ciudad tras haber estado trabajando … Leer más