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Alejandro Rubinstein: What’s in a (Jewish) Name?

28 Kislev 5777 (27/12/2016) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What Jewish surnames refer to precious gems, and how were they acquired?

For two decades Alejandro Rubinstein has studied the origins, meaning and evolution of given … Leer más

It’s CHANUKAH, NOT “Chrismukkah”

21 Kislev 5777 (20/12/2016) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – COME CELEBRATE CHANUKAH WITH US A number of Jewish communities in Spain traditionally hold public celebrations of Chanukah, to which everyone is invited. If you would like to learn more about this holiday, … Leer más

Saint Teresa of Avila, the Woman, with Helena Cosano

14 Kislev 5777 (13/12/2016) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why did Teresa of Avila have problems with the Inquisition? And what protected her from being persecuted by it?

Helena Cosano was born in India, where … Leer más

Tamar Sternthal, of CAMERA in Israel, with Pascal Roy

6 Kislev 5777 (05/12/2016) |

ENGLISH CORNER – Tamar Sternthal is the director in Israel of the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA). She gives us an insight on the work she and her team perform in order to … Leer más

YIVO: Its History and New Online Classes, with Jonathan Brent, CEO

29 Heshvan 5777 (29/11/2016) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many people around the world took Discovering Ashkenaz, YIVO’s first online course, and where were they from?

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, based in … Leer más

Flying Couch: Amy Kurzweil’s Graphic Memoir

22 Heshvan 5777 (22/11/2016) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why did Amy Kurzweil name her graphic memoir  Flying Couch?

Amy Kurzweil is a cartoonist and writer. Originally from the Boston area, she now lives in … Leer más

The Battle of Cable Street, with Derek Gadd

15 Heshvan 5777 (15/11/2016) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What opposing views did different Jewish groups have with regard to permitting a fascist march through the East End of London in 1936?

On Sunday, October … Leer más

Bet-El: Madrid’s Conservative Community, with Mario Stofenmacher

8 Heshvan 5777 (08/11/2016) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What does Bet-El’s new program LAMED consist of, and who is teaching it?

Mario Stofenmacher is one of the founders of Bet-El, Madrid’s Conservative (or Masorti) Jewish … Leer más

The Gefilteria: Reimagining Old World Jewish Foods

29 Tishri 5777 (31/10/2016) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is kvass?

Five years ago Jeffrey Yoskowitz and Liz Alpern were friends in their 20s who missed the delicious Ashkenazi cooking that they had grown … Leer más

Juan Carlos Fauvety, Film Historian: The Holocaust in Cinema

24 Tishri 5777 (25/10/2016) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: In what year did film director Stanley Kramer die? And what is the name of the documentary that Juan Carlos Fauvety made about him?

Juan … Leer más

Dr. Yossi Shain: The Israelization of Judaism and its Effects on the Diaspora

3 Tishri 5777 (04/10/2016) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How has the attitude of Israel changed towards Israelis who have gone to live in the diaspora?

Dr. Yossi Shain is a Professor of Political Science … Leer más

Abraham Peer-Plocker: The Israel-Portugal Friendship Association

18 Elul 5776 (20/09/2016) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why haven’t many Israelis visited Portugal until very recently?

This week we have a guest interviewer on English Corner. Pascal Roy is in charge of Radio … Leer más

The European Association for Jewish Studies, with Dr. François Guesnet

11 Elul 5776 (13/09/2016) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: When and where was the last EAJS Conference held, and how many presentations were given there?

The European Association for Jewish Studies (EAJS) is the sole … Leer más

Dr. Lily Kahn: UCL Jewish Languages Conference

3 Elul 5776 (06/09/2016) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What do all “Jewish” languages have in common?

Every year at the beginning of September the European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture … Leer más

Shlomo Zirdok: The Jewish Number

26 Av 5776 (30/08/2016) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many people work answering the phone at the Jewish Number’s switchboard?

The Jewish Number is a new nonprofit organization whose goal is twofold: to connect … Leer más

Genie Milgrom: The Converso Project

20 Av 5776 (23/08/2016) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Which country has the Converso Project chosen to begin digitizing documents, and why?

Genie Milgrom was born in Havana, Cuba to Roman Catholic parents of Spanish … Leer más

Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride: Children of Terror

13 Av 5776 (16/08/2016) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What was the UPA in World War II Ukraine?

Bozenna Urbanowicz was born into a Catholic family in 1934 in the far eastern area of Poland … Leer más

Anna Kaplan: From Iranian Refugee to Town Councilwoman

6 Av 5776 (09/08/2016) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What organizations helped young Iranian Jews immigrate to the United States and settle there?

Anna Kaplan was born Anna Monahemi in northern Iran and raised in … Leer más

Dr. Dina Porat: Israeli Society, the Holocaust and its Survivors

28 Tammuz 5776 (02/08/2016) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How were the German Templers living in the Land of Israel involved in a plan to save European Jews from the Nazis?

Dr. … Leer más

Jack Michonik—»The Heritage»: Jewish Immigrants in Latin America

21 Tammuz 5776 (26/07/2016) |

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why did Jack Michonik choose to set his novel The Heritage in an imaginary city and country in Latin America, rather than in a real … Leer más