Jews in the Arab World, with Lyn Julius
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What percentage of the population of Baghdad was Jewish before […]
Linda Jiménez
Counting Europe’s Jews, with Dr. Daniel Staetsky
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: King David conducted one of the first censuses in history.
Genocides in History, with Prof. Hernando Valencia Villa
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What are the four kinds of groups included in the
Two Stories for Chanukah, by Sam Liptzin and Chaver Paver
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – HAPPY CHANUKAH FROM ENGLISH CORNER TO ALL OUR LISTENERS !!! ——————————————————————————————————————– Angels Stole the
Shield of Honor: Teaching Values through Football. Young Israelis Visit Seville
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why did the Israeli Hope Shield of Honor program choose
René Mayer (II): Chess and Humor
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the motto of the World Chess Federation? René
René Mayer (I): A Post-War European Jew
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Where did the Jewish community in Madrid hold services before
Eshkol Nevo, Israeli Writer
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How is Three Floors Up different from Eshkol Nevo’s previous
Hasidic Music in Weimar, with Rabbi Sruli Dresdner
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why do Hasidim dance only to singing, without instruments? Rabbi
Alan Bern: Yiddish Culture in Weimar, Germany
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What does the four-fold mission of Yiddish Summer Weimar consist
“The Dark Young Man” by Jacob Dinezon, with Scott Hilton Davis
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is unusual about the titles of Jacob Dinezon’s first
Khayele (Helen) Beer, Yiddishist
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is unique about Itzik Manger’s ballads? Helen (Khayele) Beer
León Felipe: A Spanish Poet with a “Commitment to the Jewish People”, with Jesús Jambrina
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What poem did León Felipe dedicate “To all the Jews
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
The Presence of the Past in a Spanish Village, with Ruth Behar
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What are “madreñas” and how are they used? Ruth Behar
Venezuela’s Jews: Dealing with the Crisis, with Isaac Nahon-Serfaty
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How has the recent crisis in Venezuela influenced the issue
The Leonese Language: Little-known but widespread, with Alicia Valmaseda
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Where is a variety of Leonés an officially recognized language?
Return to Sepharad in the 21st Century, with Elena Goti
This week’s trivia question: How many Sephardi Jews from Luxembourg have applied for Spanish nationality? Elena Goti is an Argentinian-born
Cuba’s Jews, with Ruth Behar
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the “Patronato”, in Havana? Ruth Behar is a
The Artian: Art Meets Entrepreneurship–Three Innovators
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Aside from the mission to the moon, what is SpaceIL’s