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, […]
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Jewish History in (what is now) the Czech Republic
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Who was the Maharal and what is he known for?
Steven Ujifusa: The Last Ships from Hamburg
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What happened to the Jews who were waiting in Hamburg’s immigrant
Anything But Yes: Jewish Life and Resistance in the Rome Ghetto
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What could Jewish women in 18th-century Rome do that Catholic women
Alcañices: A Border Town with a Jewish History, with Sergio Rodríguez
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What did conversos in Alcañices put on their doorframes to cover
Jews in Kobe, Japan, with S. David Moche
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Who was Chiune Sugihara and what did he do? Kobe is a
Jewish Dublin, with Alexander Vard
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What was the official name of the Jewish labor union in
History of the Jews in 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,
Sephardic Jews in the US, with Devin Naar. Part I: Some History
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What were the causes of Jewish emigration from the former Ottoman
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
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
Jews in South Africa, with Gavin Morris
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: About how many Jews are there in South Africa, and
Jewish Resilience through Chocolate, with Rabbi Deborah R. Prinz
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: In the 16th and 17th centuries on what ritual occasions
Upon the Wings of an Eagle: A Family Saga by Chaya Diane Hager
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the name of the German Jewish philanthropist whose
Queen Esther and a Historical Perspective on Purim, with Sarah Sonneborn
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the meaning of the name Esther? Two weeks
Safed: From the Musta’arabim to Modern Times, with Ami Barr
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is a “batea” and what is it used for?
Crypto-Jews in Latin America, with Genie Milgrom
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: About how many Jews were there in Spain and Portugal
Jewish History in Poland, with Amelia Serraller
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: In what year were Jews first given political rights by
Spain’s Ancient Jewish Cemeteries, with Dominique Tomasov
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: About how many Jewish cemeteries were there in Spain at
Jewish Barcelona, with Dominique Tomasov–Part I: The History
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What book was found hidden in the wall of a