The Jews of Curaçao, with María Elena Cuartas y de Marchena
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is special about the Yom Kippur service in Curaçao? María […]
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Ner Tamid: A Transborder Sephardi Project, with María José López-Palop
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many cultural associations are currently part of Ner Tamid?
Jews in the American Revolution, with Adam Jortner
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What special characteristics did American Judaism have that made it different
Growing Up on a Kibbutz in the 1980s, with Shaked Barr
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What special activity did the kibbutzim organize in the summer for
Growing Up on a Kibbutz in the 1950s
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: At what age did children begin to work in the
The Izmir Jewish Heritage Project, with Nesim Bencoya
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is a parochet? Izmir is situated on the Aegean Sea
The Chief Rabbi’s Funeral, with Scott D. Seligman
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why did the Mayor of New York agree to appoint
The National Museum of American Jewish Military History, with Michael Rugel
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What did Jewish American soldiers do in displaced persons camps
THE JEWS: 5000 YEARS AND COUNTING, with Rob Kutner
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Who is the book’s intended readership? May is Jewish Heritage Month
4 WINTERS: Jewish Partisans in World War II, with Julia Mintz
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Aside from giving their testimonies, how did the partisans help in
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
The Mauthausen Memorial, with Christian Dürr, Curator
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many names and dates of people who perished in Mauthausen
The Search for Ernesto Gonzales: A Passover Story by Jacob Frommer
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week we celebrate Passover and, in keeping with our holiday tradition here at English
“The Bread of Freedom”: A Passover Story by Lawrence E. Kurlandsky
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week we celebrate Passover and, in keeping with our holiday tradition here at English
Aging Safely, Wisely and Well, with C. Vicki Gold
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the tagline for Thera-Fitness? C. Vicki Gold, PT, MA,
Saints and Liars: Americans who saved Jews from the Nazis, with Prof. Debórah Dwork
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What made this work especially attractive to women? Debórah Dwork is
The Jews of Ireland, with Alexander Vard
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: When and why did the first Ashkenazi Jews arrive in Ireland,
Vashti to the Rescue: A Purim Story by Sonia Zylberberg
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week we are celebrating Purim, and I have a special story for you. But
Fighting Fascism in the 1930s (Part II): Prisoners of Franco
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How did the prisoners communicate with each other, since they weren’t
Fighting Fascism in the 1930s (Part I): Remembering the Lincoln Brigade
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the IBMT? The Spanish Civil War, which began