Prophet in Our Midst: A Story for Passover

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This Passover story is by Abraham Moses Klein, who was one of Canada’s most celebrated Jewish writers. Klein was born in  Ukraine in 1909, and his family moved to Montreal three or … Leer más

A (Traditional???) Passover Treat

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Since it’s Passover season, and a time for traditional questions and answers, I thought I’d make this week’s trivia question related to tradition, yet more enigmatic … Leer más

1948–The Exhibition: The Founding of the State of Israel

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Why does the exhibition emphasize the time period beginning with World War I?

1948 – The Exhibition is a project by the German NGO DEIN–“Democracy and Information”. … Leer más

The House is in the Book: A Collaborative Work of Art

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What is a “book artist”?

The House is in the Book is a collaborative work created by three artists who found ways to work during the … Leer más

A Purim Story by Sholem Aleichem

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week we celebrate Purim, so, in keeping with English Corner tradition, I’m going to read you a story. This one is called «The Goldspinners«, and is one of the lesser-known stories … Leer más

International Women’s Day:  Courage, Freedom and Solidarity

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What did Emma Goldman mean when she spoke of  “the tragedy of women’s emancipation”?

March 8 is International Women’s Day, and this week … Leer más

Jewish Partisans (III):  The Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  In what country outside the United States has JPEF done teacher training?

There is a common myth that during the Holocaust Jews passively went to the slaughter … Leer más

Jewish Partisans (II):  Sephardic and Women Partisans

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What percentage of Jewish partisans were women and how were they treated?

(This is the second in a three-part series about the Jewish partisans … Leer más

Jewish Partisans (I):  The Bielski Group

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Why did the Bielski partisan group take in everybody, including elderly people and children?

There is a common myth that during the Holocaust Jews passively went to … Leer más

Zahara and the Lost Books of Light, with Joyce Yarrow

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What is the meaning of the word “zahara”?

Joyce Yarrow was born in the Bronx and now lives in Seattle.  She has worked as a screenwriter, singer-songwriter, … Leer más

70 Faces Media: Connecting people to all sides of the unfolding Jewish story

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

70 Faces Media is the largest and most diverse Jewish media organization in North America. It is a not-for-profit digital media company … Leer más

Aristides de Sousa Mendes: Portuguese Righteous Among the Nations

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Who is helping to fund the restoration of Sousa Mendes’s house in Portugal, and what will the house be used for?

On January 27, Europe commemorates … Leer más

Salud i Vida: Celebrating Ladino

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Which Israeli politician was instrumental in creating International Ladino Day?

The Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) is the official institution responsible for overseeing the Spanish language.  In … Leer más

The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  How does the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience use a traditional craft to involve its visitors?

The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, which recently opened … Leer más

America’s Southern Jewish Experience

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  When was there a large Alsatian immigration to the American South, and why?

The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, which recently opened in New Orleans, tells … Leer más

Valerie Geffner, Multifaceted Artist

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What does cholent, the typical stew that Ashkenazi Jews make for Shabbat, have to do with Valerie Geffner’s music?

Valerie Geffner is a New York-based multifaceted artist.  … Leer más

Anna Frajlich, Polish Poet, Essayist and Scholar

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  In what languages does Anna Frajlich write poetry?  And prose?

Anna Frajlich is one of the most eminent Polish poets, and one of the few Jewish … Leer más

Oxford Offers Courses on TWELVE(!) Rare Jewish Languages

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What do most Jewish languages have in common with each other?

In October 2021 Oxford University’s Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies (OCHJS) inaugurated the new Oxford … Leer más

Press Conference with Vivian Gornick, American Feminist Writer

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What novel inspired Vivian Gornick to write Unfinished Business?

Vivian Gornick is a radical feminist American critic, journalist, essayist, and memoirist. She was born in 1935 in the Bronx … Leer más

«Chanukah in the Poorhouse», by Isaac Bashevis Singer

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week we’re celebrating Chanukah, so we decided to read you a Chanukah story. It is called “Chanukah in the Poorhouse”, and was written by Isaac Bashevis Singer . It was originally … Leer más