Preserving Ladino and Solitreo, with Benni Aguado
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Where did Solitreo come from, and what does the word mean? […]
Linda Jiménez
Abraham Joshua Heschel: Theologian and Human Rights Activist, with Jordan Spencer Jacobs
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What did Abraham Joshua Heschel think about language? Jordan Spencer Jacobs
The Endecha: Sephardic Music for Tisha B’Av, with Henar Cabrero
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What are the differences between the Sephardic and Spanish versions of
Zamora Sefardí’s 14th International Congress, with Dr. Jesús Jambrina
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many Jewish quarters were there in Zamora before the expulsion
Nataliya Tolok’s Many Hats: Promoting Jewish Culture in Lviv
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What sources do researchers use to find out about traditional Jewish
Lviv, Lvov, Lemberg, Leopolis…and its Jewish History, with Nataliya Tolok
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What was the population of Lviv in 1941 when the Nazis
Antisemitism, an American Tradition, with Dr. Pamela Nadell
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What “structured discriminations” were instituted in the 1920s, and when were
Yiddish Glory: The Silenced Songs of World War II, with Anna Shternshis
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What was Beregovsky accused of by Stalin’s government? And what was
The Kindertransport Association, with Melissa Hacker
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How did Eddy Behrendt, the founder of the KTA, find Kinder
Shtoltse Lider, with Ida Gillner and Livet Nord
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How was Anna Margolin’s collection of poetry received when it was
Resisting Nazism, with Luke Berryman
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Who were the Edelweiss Pirates, and what did they do? Dr.
Shavuot–Its Origins, Significance, Customs…and a Story
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why are dairy foods traditionally eaten on Shavuot? Shavuot is
Villages of Old: New Klezmer Music with Roger Davidson
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Which tune on the album, which you will hear an excerpt
Fine, I’m a Terrible Person, with Lisa F. Rosenberg
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What family anecdote drove Lisa to write this book? Mother’s Day
The Great Christmas Boycott of 1906, with Scott D. Seligman
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Who was Gussie Herbert and what did she do? Scott D.
Doubles: A Novella by Nora Gold
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why did Nora Gold write this novella from the point of
Tshiribim: Yiddish Songs for Children, with Anne Kalmering
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the song “Bulbes” about? And what words in Yiddish
Yad Vashem Spain: Testimony, Memory, Education, with Samuel Bengio
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: About how many Spanish educators have taken the course in
A Passover Story by Sholem Aleichem
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – Sholem Aleichem (born Shalom Rabinowitz) is considered one of the fathers of modern Yiddish
CENTER OF THE RIVER, with Michael Ward-Bergeman and David Buchbinder
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What musical instrument inspired the song Hannibal (which you will