Hana Jaeger:  An Israeli Artist in Madrid

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  How has living in Spain influenced Hana Jaeger’s work?

Hana Jaeger is an Israeli artist who has lived in Madrid since 2020.  She came to art relatively … Leer más

Solomon Perel: “I Was Hitler Youth Solomon” (Europa Europa)

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What were the last words of advice that Sally Perel’s parents gave him, and did he follow that advice?

(On February 2, 2023 Solomon Perel passed away at … Leer más

Tu B’Shevat: Not just the «Birthday of the Trees»

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What are the seven species listed in the Book of Deuteronomy that Jews traditionally eat on the holiday of Tu B’Shevat?

Tu B’Shevat, the 15th of the … Leer más

George Sherman: “We discovered Mauthausen”

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: When the 11th Armored Division of the American Army discovered the Mauthausen concentration camp in May, 1945, how many Spanish prisoners did they find there?

On … Leer más

Shtetl to Ellis: The Untold Story, with Leah Kaplan

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many immigrants were processed at Ellis Island every day between 1900 and 1914?

Leah Kaplan’s grandparents emigrated to the United States from Eastern Europe at the … Leer más

The ASF’s Certificate of Sephardic Ancestry, with Genie Milgrom

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What is the Certificate of Sephardic Ancestry that is issued by the American Sephardi Federation’s Institute of Jewish Experience good for?

Genie Milgrom was born in Havana … Leer más

Performing Tangier, with Marjorie Kanter

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Who participates in Marjorie Kanter’s workshops?

Performing Tangier is an international festival that recently celebrated its 18th edition.  It is a five-day long city-wide festival held in … Leer más

REAL New York Bagels in Madrid!  Tamara Cohen’s MAZÁL

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What kinds of bagels do they make at Mazál and which are the most popular?

Mazál opened in Madrid as a New York-style bagel shop in 2020 … Leer más

The Little Chanukah Lamp: A Story by I. L. Peretz

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 holiday story  But first, some background about the author, I.L. Peretz .

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Twinned Towns:  Castrillo Mota de Judíos (Spain) and  Kfar Vradim (Israel)

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  On what basis was the town of Kfar Vradim founded?

Castrillo Mota de Judíos is a small village of about 50 inhabitants in the Spanish province of … Leer más

Jaime Moreno Bau, New Director of Centro Sefarad-Israel

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What do the Centro Sefarad-Israel and its Director do to fight against antisemitism?

Centro Sefarad-Israel was created in 2006, through an agreement between the Ministry of Foreign … Leer más

50th Anniversary of Benidorm’s Jewish Community

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  How has Covid affected the Benidorm community and its services?

Benidorm is a town in the province of Alicante on the Eastern Mediterranean coast of Spain. It is … Leer más

Carla Berg: Multifaceted Brazilian-born Jewish Singer

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  How many languages does Carla sing in, and why did she decide to sing in Ladino?

Carla Berg was born in Brazil to parents of Syrian Jewish … Leer más

The Boston Chocolate Party: A Children’s Book for Hanukkah

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Why was chocolate distributed to soldiers and prisoners in the American colonies?

Tami Lehman-Wilzig was born in the United States and has lived in Israel since … Leer más

Silent Tears: Poetry of Holocaust Survivors Set to Music

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Why did Dan Rosenberg decide to translate the poems into Yiddish before setting them to music?

Dr. Paula David is a gerontologist and social worker in … Leer más

Hen Mazzig:  Mizrahi Jewish Activist and Influencer

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Where in Israel do most Mizrahi Jews live, and how does it affect their educational opportunities?

Hen Mazzig is an Israeli-born Mizrahi Jew and advocate for the Mizrahi … Leer más

Hebrew Union College’s Jewish Language Project, with Dr. Sarah Bunin Benor

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What are some of the unusual features of the Jewish Language Project’s Passover Haggadah?

Wherever Jews have lived around the world, they have spoken and written using … Leer más

Richard Zimler: The Incandescent Threads

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Where do the five novels in Richard Zimler’s Sephardic Cycle take place?

Richard Zimler is a best-selling novelist who specializes in historical fiction, generally with Jewish themes.  … Leer más

A Story for Sukkot:  The Esrog, by Sholem Aleichem

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – Sukkot, pronounced Sukkos by Ashkenazi Jews, is a biblical Jewish holiday celebrated on the 15th day of the month of Tishrei, between late September and late October. The holiday lasts seven days … Leer más

The Irish Jewish Museum, with Edwin Alkin

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What Israeli personality inaugurated the Irish Jewish Museum in 1985, and what special relationship did he have with it?

The Irish Jewish Museum is located in the … Leer más