Silvina Mizrahi: A Sephardi Spirit
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What unique characteristics of Silvina’s hometown have had an important influence […]
Linda Jiménez
Kaporos—A Story for Yom Kippur by Sholem Aleichem
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – The word “Kaporos” is a Hebrew word which refers to an old religious custom
Shanah Tovah! A Rosh Hashonah Recipe for a Sweet New Year
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What does the word “teiglach” mean? This week we’re celebrating
Teiglaj para Rosh Hashaná, ¿los quieren probar?
DE LA COCINA ASHKENAZI – Uhmmm, ¿están ya preparándose -al menos gastronómicamente-para el Año Nuevo Judío? Los teiglaj son un
WJPR (Revisited), with Al Gordon
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is a “part-15” radio station? In August 2015 we spoke
East End Jews: Sketches from the London Yiddish Press, with Vivi Lachs
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What criteria did Vivi Lachs and Barry Smerin use when deciding
The Braided Prescription: Living Well through Making Challah, with Dr. Beth Ricanati
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is “challah diplomacy”? Dr. Beth Ricanati has built her career
Conversos in 16th and 17th Century Spanish Life and Culture, with Kevin Ingram
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How were conversos’ ideas about Christianity different from those of Old
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?
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