Linda Jiménez
Genie Milgrom’s 15 Grandmothers
8 Heshvan 5776 (20/10/2015) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What vestiges of a Jewish past are there in the Spanish town of Fermoselle, on the Portuguese border?
Genie Milgrom was born in Havana Cuba into … Leer más
Jewish Artists Exhibiting in Madrid
1 Heshvan 5776 (13/10/2015) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Where and when was the organization AJAPE founded?
AJAPE is an association of Jewish artists which will be exhibiting at Espacio Ronda, a cultural center in … Leer más
The Workmen’s Circle’s I.L. Peretz “Shule”: Promoting Jewish Culture and Social and Economic Justice
24 Tishri 5776 (06/10/2015) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How is the Workmen’s Circle Shule’s Bar and Bat Mitzvah program different from traditional programs?
The Workmen’s Circle or Der Arbeter Ring is an American Jewish … Leer más
Ilan Ronen: The Food Paradox
9 Tishri 5776 (21/09/2015) | Raquel Cornago
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why is modern technology, such as drip irrigation actually bad for farmers in rural areas of Africa?
Ilan Ronen grew up on a … Leer más
Julia López Fuentes — AJC Fellows Program
18 Elul 5775 (01/09/2015) | Raquel Cornago
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How long is the Auschwitz Jewish Center Fellows Program, and where is it held?
We recently spoke with Shiri Sandler, the US Director … Leer más
Al Gordon: WJPR Radio
11 Elul 5775 (25/08/2015) | Raquel Cornago
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is a “part-15” radio station?
Al Gordon has been in radio broadcasting for four decades. He began his career in Miami, later … Leer más
William Gertz Runyan: Yankev (Jacob) Botoshansky, a little-known Yiddish Writer
4 Elul 5775 (18/08/2015) | Raquel Cornago
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Where was Yiddish writer Jacob Botoshansky born, and why did he emigrate to Buenos Aires?
William Gertz Runyan is a graduate student in … Leer más
Dr. Aviad Moreno—The History of Moroccan Jews
27 Av 5775 (11/08/2015) | Raquel Cornago
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: About how many Jews live in Morocco today?
Dr. Aviad Moreno is a member of the Jewish History Department at Tel Aviv University. … Leer más
Heidi Levine, Award-winning Photojournalist
20 Av 5775 (04/08/2015) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What advantages do women journalists have over their male colleagues when reporting from conflict zones?
Heidi Levine was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and moved to Israel … Leer más
David Hatchwell—President of the Jewish Community of Madrid
13 Av 5775 (28/07/2015) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What did the Jewish Community of Madrid do recently to show solidarity with the Christian communities in the Middle East and Africa?
David Hatchwell is President … Leer más
Rebecca Strong: Who is Mr. Plutin?
6 Av 5775 (21/07/2015) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What was the “fifth line” on Soviet documents?
Rebecca Strong is a writer and painter. She was born in the Soviet Union and emigrated to the … Leer más
Dr. Jeroni Alsina–Shadows of Fire: Romance and the Greatest 20th Century Plot
28 Tammuz 5775 (14/07/2015) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: In which two countries were the greatest number of successful kidney transplants performed in the 1960s?
Dr. Jeroni Alsina is an eminent nephrologist from Barcelona. Between … Leer más
Father Gabriel Naddaf, Israeli Greek Orthodox Priest: Christians in the Middle East
20 Tammuz 5775 (07/07/2015) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: About how many Christians are there in Israel, and where do most of them live?
Father Gabriel Naddaf is an Israeli priest of the Greek Orthodox … Leer más
Dr. Asher Maoz: Religious Freedom in the Middle East
13 Tammuz 5775 (30/06/2015) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What are the different types of schools in Israel, and how is religion taught in them?
Dr. Asher Maoz is the Dean of the Peres Academic … Leer más
Rabbi Dr. Bernhard Rosenberg, Holocaust Educator
7 Tammuz 5775 (23/06/2015) | Raquel Cornago
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is unique about Holocaust education in the state of New Jersey?
For more than 35 years, the charismatic rabbi, author and teacher, … Leer más
Manuel Mira, Novelist
30 Sivan 5775 (16/06/2015) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Where was the Danone (or Dannon) company founded and where was the yogurt sold at first?
Manuel Mira was born in Orihuela, Spain, in 1945. He … Leer más
The Museum of Jewish Heritage (New York) and Auschwitz Jewish Center, with Shiri Sandler
23 Sivan 5775 (09/06/2015) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is special about the way the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York tells the story of the Holocaust?
The Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York … Leer más
Dr. Marcel Israel: Religious Communities in Bulgaria and Religions for Peace
16 Sivan 5775 (02/06/2015) | Raquel Cornago
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Where in Europe is Religions for Peace based, and what does the organization do?
Dr. Marcel Israel is a Sephardic Jew who was … Leer más
Dr. Marcel Israel: Sephardic Jews in Bulgaria
9 Sivan 5775 (26/05/2015) | Raquel Cornago
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many Jews in Bulgaria were saved from the Nazis, and who was instrumental in saving them?
Dr. Marcel Israel is a Sephardic … Leer más
Irving Berlin, with Film Historian Philip Harwood
1 Sivan 5775 (19/05/2015) | Raquel Cornago
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What was the first song that Irving Berlin wrote, and what prompted him to write it?
Philip Harwood is a film historian and … Leer más
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ACTUALIDAD
Especial noticias 4/5/2024
26 Nisan 5784 (03/05/2024) | Jorge Rozemblum
NOTICIAS CON COMENTARIO A DOS – Llevamos varios días sin comunicarnos con Pascal Roy por las festividades (primero judías, luego nacionales y regionales). A pesar de ello, la guerra de Israel contra Hamás no ha avanzado casi, en … Leer más
CULTURA
Adiós a Paul Auster Z’L
26 Nisan 5784 (03/05/2024) | Jorge Rozemblum
HOMENAJE – “Murió en casa en la habitación que amaba, la biblioteca, una habitación con libros en cada pared, desde el suelo hasta el techo, pero también altas ventanas que dejaban entrar la luz”. Son palabras de la … Leer más
VIDA JUDÍA
El libro de Shir HaShirím (o Cantar de los Cantares) del Rey Salomón
26 Nisan 5784 (03/05/2024) | Jorge Rozemblum
HABLEMOS DE LA BIBLIA, CON IRIT GREEN – Se trata de uno de los libros más celebrados de la Biblia, llamado en hebreo Shir Hashirim, también dicho Cantar de Salomón o Cantar de los Cantares de Salomón, forma … Leer más