Balance del XI Congreso Internacional Sefardí de Zamora, con Jesús Jambrina y Linda Jiménez

A FONDO – El XI Congreso Internacional Sefardí puso de nuevo a “Zamora en el mapa de Sefarad”. Sobre esta reciente edición hablamos con Jesús Jambrina, alma mater del congreso y con nuestra colaborador Linda Jiménez en calidad … Leer más

“Un saco de canicas” de Christian Duguay, con Linda Jiménez

EL CELULOIDE ELEGIDO – Si, como apunta Linda Jiménez, la película franco-canadiense Un saco de canicas es “muy recomendable”, los amantes de la novela de Joseph Joffo estamos de enhorabuena. La responsable de nuestro English Corner  (cinéfila empedernida) comenta … Leer más

El curso “Yiddish in Berlin”, con Linda Jiménez

LA ENTREVISTA – “Para mí es una cosa del alma, el idioma de mis abuelos, el de mi madre…” Ésto y más es lo que significa el idish para la conductora de nuestro English Corner, Linda Jiménez Glassman, … Leer más

Lag Baomer en La Ghriba, con Linda Jiménez

DE ACTUALIDAD – La Ghriba es la más famosa y venerada de las sinagogas de la isla de Djerba, en Túnez. La multitudinaria peregrinación de la que es objeto cada Lag Baomer da cuenta de la especial consideración … Leer más

¡Happy 600 cumpleaños “Rincón en inglés”!, con Linda Jiménez

LA ENTREVISTA – Era diciembre de 2004 cuando Solly Wollodarsky Z”L -nuestro primer y querido director- le propuso a Linda Jiménez hacerse cargo del English Corner la apuesta en inglés de Radio Sefarad. El primer programa conducido por … Leer más

Judíos en Nueva York, con Linda Jiménez

ATLAS DEL ÉXODO – Esta sección habla de las ciudades del mundo y su relación con los judíos. En esta entrega, nuestra colaboradora Linda Jiménez (de “English Corner”) habla con Jorge Rozenblum sobre la presencia … Leer más

The New Mexico Jewish Historical Society, with Dr. Linda Goff

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What is the theme for the NMJHS Annual Fall Conference this year?

Dr. Linda Goff is the President of the New Mexico Jewish Historical Society.  Last week … Leer más

Jews in New Mexico:  A Long and Unique History, with Dr. Linda Goff

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Who was Solomon Jacob Spiegelberg and how did he radically influence Jewish life in New Mexico?

Dr. Linda Goff is the President of the New Mexico Jewish … Leer más

How Jews in Cuba are Coping: An Update, with Linda Hirsch

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Through which country do many Cuban Jews have to go now if they want to make aliyah to Israel?

Linda Hirsch is a photographer and … Leer más

Linda Hirsch: The Cuban Jewish Community (Thirteen Years Later)

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why does the Jewish population of Cuba fluctuate so much that it makes it difficult to calculate how many Jews there actually are in the … Leer más

The Camel in the Forest, with A. E. Hayoun

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why did Hayoun name her book “The Camel in the Forest”?

Avigail Hayoun, writing as A. E. Hayoun, is an American expat and passionate Zionist who moved … Leer más

Jewish Space Lasers, with Mike Rothschild

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Why didn’t the Rothschilds gain a financial foothold in the United States?

Mike Rothschild is a journalist and conspiracy theory expert whose work has examined scams, frauds, … Leer más

“The Secret Sabbath”: Crypto-Jews in Mexico and the U.S., with Filmmaker Daniel Goldberg

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What are some of the practices of Jewish origin that the researchers found, and how do they know that they came from a Jewish source?

Daniel … Leer más

A Jewish Story for Halloween

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How do you get rid of a dybbuk?

Halloween, of course, is not a Jewish holiday. It traces its origins to the pre-Christian Celtic New Year, … Leer más

Simchat Torah: Some Customs and a Story by Sholem Aleichem

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – Simchat Torah means “Rejoicing in the Torah.” This holiday, which takes place right after Sukkot, marks the completion of the annual cycle of weekly Torah readings. Each week in synagogue we publicly … Leer más

Sukkot–Some Background and a Story by Sholem Aleichem

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – Sukkot (Sukkos for Ashkenazi Jews) is a biblical Jewish holiday celebrated on the 15th day of the month of Tishrei, between late September and late October. It is one of the three … Leer más

Two Stories for Yom Kippur

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – Yom Kippur is this week, and in this program we’re offering you two contemporary stories. They were both first published in Jewish Fiction, which is the only English-language journal, either in print or … Leer más

A Rosh Hashanah Story: “The Poor Community”, by Abraham Reisen

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week is Rosh Hashanah, so we are bringing you a special holiday story by one of the most prolific and well-loved Yiddish writers. Unfortunately, not many of Abraham Reisen’s writings have been … Leer más

“Never Again Will I Visit Auschwitz”: A Graphic Family Memoir, with Ari Richter

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  How did Ari’s experience visiting Auschwitz differ from what he had expected?

Ari Richter is a New York-based visual artist and comics creator, born in Tampa, Florida, … Leer más

Jewish Prague Today, with Diego Bransburg

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Why does the Spanish synagogue in Prague have that name?

Diego Bransburg was born in Argentina and lived in Israel before relocating to Prague 27 years … Leer más