Joseph de la Vega’s “Confusion of Confusions”, with Sue Burke

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What European institution awards the annual De La Vega Prize to “young European researchers who distinguish themselves by outstanding research on the securities markets in Europe”?

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The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why are the rooms in the Anne Frank House empty of furniture?

Anne Frank was a Jewish girl living in Amsterdam who went into hiding with … Leer más

Graça Ribeiro: Researching Portugal’s Crypto-Jews

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Who was Ephraim Bueno and what famous artist painted his portrait?

Graça Ribeiro was born in Lisbon, where she received a degree in biology and she … Leer más

Casa Turca: World Interfaith Harmony Week

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: In which cities in Spain were Concerts of Three Cultures organized to celebrate World Interfaith Harmony Week this year?

The first week in February was declared … Leer más

Charles A. McDonald: Return to Sepharad

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: From what two countries are many Sephardic Jews applying for Spanish nationality under the new citizenship law, and why?

Charles A. McDonald is a doctoral candidate … Leer más

Lori Palatnik: The Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many partner organizations does the JWRP have, and in how many countries?

Lori Palatnik does not define herself as a member of any specific branch … Leer más

Tu B’Shevat, with Ami Barr

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How is the work of the National Jewish Fund related to Tu B’Shevat?

This week we are speaking with Ami Barr about the upcoming holiday of … Leer más

Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith: Aish HaTorah and Aish.com

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What percentage of visits to the Aish.com website are from non-Jews?

Aish.com has is a leading Jewish content website that was launched in February, 2000. They’ve … Leer más

A Young Frenchwoman with a Passion for Yiddish

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – Mélanie S. is a 19-year-old student from France who is spending a year at ESCP Europe Business School in Madrid. She recently gave a talk to fellow students about Yiddish, and taught … Leer más

David Serero: Sephardic Singer, Actor and Philanthropist

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How did David Serero adapt Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice to a Sephardic style?

David Serero was born in France and relocated to New … Leer más

Sergi Pitarch: Mariano Rawicz’s Final Embrace

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Who was Luis Faure?

Sergi Pitarch is a film director, scriptwriter and journalist from Valencia, Spain. He has a degree in Journalism from the University of … Leer más

ERENSYA: Uniting Sephardic Jews, with Miguel de Lucas

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the name of the language spoken by the Jews of Northern Morocco?

The word “erensya” means “heritage” in Ladino, or Judeo-Spanish, the language spoken … Leer más

Nona Maccabeus: A Chanukah Story by Gloria DeVidas Kirchheimer

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week we’re celebrating Chanukah and, in keeping with our tradition here at English Corner, I’m going to read you a holiday story. Nona Maccabeus is a contemporary Chanukah story, written by … Leer más

Laurel Zehnder, Intern at Radio Sefarad AND Upcoming Chanukah Celebrations in Spain

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – (Chanukah begins this year on the evening of December 6, and many cities in Spain are celebrating it with different activities that are free and open to the general public. At the end … Leer más

Castrillo: An Old Town Changes its (Shameful) Name, with Miguel de Lucas

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the meaning of the word “castrillo” in old Spanish?

There is a small village in Castille, about 150 miles (250 kilometers) to the northeast … Leer más

Genie Milgrom: Ancestral Memory and Knesset Conference on “Bnei Anousim”

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is “ancestral memory”?

Genie Milgrom was born in Havana, Cuba, into a Roman Catholic family of Spanish ancestry. From a young age, … Leer más

Dr. Natan Sznaider: Cosmopolitanism and the Jews

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How is the Holocaust remembered differently in different countries?

Dr. Natan Sznaider is a Full Professor at the School of Behavioral Sciences of The Academic College … Leer más

Rea Mochiach: 11th Century Poetry, 21st Century Music

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What kind of musical instrument is the Kamanché, and where did it originate?

Israeli musicians Berry Sakharof and Rea Mochiach are very popular rock musicians in … Leer más

Dr. Saúl Weisleder: Costa Rica’s Jewish Community, Past and Present

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What does the word “polaquear” mean in modern Costa Rican Spanish, and where does the term come from?

Dr. Saúl Weisleder was born in San José, … Leer más

Genie Milgrom’s 15 Grandmothers

ENGLISH 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