A Story for Mother’s Day, by Bessie Hallowitz

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – Many countries celebrate Mother’s Day in May, so this week we decided to read you a Mother’s Day story. But first a little history.

Many people think that Mother’s Day … Leer más

The Diary Keepers: World War II in the Netherlands, with Nina Siegal

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: When was Nina’s article about the diaries published in the New York Times, and why did it have an unusual kind of resonance among its readers?

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Kantika: A Sephardic Saga, with Elizabeth Graver

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What photos did Elizabeth Graver include in Kantika, and why?

Elizabeth Graver was born in Los Angeles in 1964, and grew up in Williamstown, Massachusetts. She received her B.A. from Wesleyan … Leer más

The Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum, with Nora Gaón

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Where in Israel is the Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum located, and how is it different from Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum?

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was the 1943 act … Leer más

Historical Implications of the Holocaust, with Dr. David Silberklang

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What were three Jewish political movements that were active in pre-World War II Eastern Europe?

(Yom HaShoa, Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day, is on April 18 this year.  … Leer más

A Country Passover, by Sholem Aleichem

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – Passover is this week, and so I’m going to read you a Passover story by Sholem Aleichem.  It is about two boys, a Jew and a Christian, who live in a small village … Leer más

Serbia’s Jewish Community, with Sonja Viličić

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why is it hard to be a Jew in Serbia?

Sonja Viličić was born in Serbia, and worked for the American Joint Distribution Committee in Hungary in various positions … Leer más

The Mauthausen Memorial, with Curator Christian Dürr

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many names and dates of people who perished in Mauthausen are now known?

Centro Sefarad-Israel, together with the Secretaría de Estado de Memoria Democrática (Spanish Secretary … Leer más

Cultured Meat, with Yaakov Nahmias

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why is cultivated meat healthier than traditionally farmed meat?

Yaakov Nahmias is an Israeli biomedical engineer and entrepreneur. He is a professor at the Hebrew University of … Leer más

Jewish Women Who Made a Difference

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  In what year was the first International Women’s Day celebrated?

March 8 is International Women’s Day, so this week we are going to speak about three Jewish … Leer más

Purim: History(?), Traditions and a Recipe

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Where does the custom of masquerading on Purim come from?

We’re celebrating Purim this week, so I thought it would be interesting to talk a little … Leer más

Isabel Frey:  Revolutionary Yiddish Music

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How is Isabel Frey’s music received in her home country of Austria, and what kind of people make up most of her fan base there?

Isabel Frey is a … Leer más

Hana Jaeger:  An Israeli Artist in Madrid

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  How has living in Spain influenced Hana Jaeger’s work?

Hana Jaeger is an Israeli artist who has lived in Madrid since 2020.  She came to art relatively … Leer más

Solomon Perel: “I Was Hitler Youth Solomon” (Europa Europa)

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What were the last words of advice that Sally Perel’s parents gave him, and did he follow that advice?

(On February 2, 2023 Solomon Perel passed away at … Leer más

Tu B’Shevat: Not just the “Birthday of the Trees”

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What are the seven species listed in the Book of Deuteronomy that Jews traditionally eat on the holiday of Tu B’Shevat?

Tu B’Shevat, the 15th of the … Leer más

George Sherman: “We discovered Mauthausen”

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: When the 11th Armored Division of the American Army discovered the Mauthausen concentration camp in May, 1945, how many Spanish prisoners did they find there?

On … Leer más

Shtetl to Ellis: The Untold Story, with Leah Kaplan

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many immigrants were processed at Ellis Island every day between 1900 and 1914?

Leah Kaplan’s grandparents emigrated to the United States from Eastern Europe at the … Leer más

The ASF’s Certificate of Sephardic Ancestry, with Genie Milgrom

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What is the Certificate of Sephardic Ancestry that is issued by the American Sephardi Federation’s Institute of Jewish Experience good for?

Genie Milgrom was born in Havana … Leer más

Performing Tangier, with Marjorie Kanter

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Who participates in Marjorie Kanter’s workshops?

Performing Tangier is an international festival that recently celebrated its 18th edition.  It is a five-day long city-wide festival held in … Leer más

REAL New York Bagels in Madrid!  Tamara Cohen’s MAZÁL

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What kinds of bagels do they make at Mazál and which are the most popular?

Mazál opened in Madrid as a New York-style bagel shop in 2020 … Leer más