International Women’s Day:  Courage, Freedom and Solidarity

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What did Emma Goldman mean when she spoke of  “the tragedy of women’s emancipation”?

March 8 is International Women’s Day, and this week … Leer más

Jewish Partisans (III):  The Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  In what country outside the United States has JPEF done teacher training?

There is a common myth that during the Holocaust Jews passively went to the slaughter … Leer más

Jewish Partisans (II):  Sephardic and Women Partisans

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What percentage of Jewish partisans were women and how were they treated?

(This is the second in a three-part series about the Jewish partisans … Leer más

Jewish Partisans (I):  The Bielski Group

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Why did the Bielski partisan group take in everybody, including elderly people and children?

There is a common myth that during the Holocaust Jews passively went to … Leer más

Zahara and the Lost Books of Light, with Joyce Yarrow

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

Joyce Yarrow was born in the Bronx and now lives in Seattle.  She has worked as a screenwriter, singer-songwriter, … Leer más

70 Faces Media: Connecting people to all sides of the unfolding Jewish story

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What is the HUB?

70 Faces Media is the largest and most diverse Jewish media organization in North America. It is a not-for-profit digital media company … Leer más

Aristides de Sousa Mendes: Portuguese Righteous Among the Nations

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Who is helping to fund the restoration of Sousa Mendes’s house in Portugal, and what will the house be used for?

On January 27, Europe commemorates … Leer más

Salud i Vida: Celebrating Ladino

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Which Israeli politician was instrumental in creating International Ladino Day?

The Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) is the official institution responsible for overseeing the Spanish language.  In … Leer más

The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  How does the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience use a traditional craft to involve its visitors?

The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, which recently opened … Leer más

America’s Southern Jewish Experience

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  When was there a large Alsatian immigration to the American South, and why?

The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, which recently opened in New Orleans, tells … Leer más

Valerie Geffner, Multifaceted Artist

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What does cholent, the typical stew that Ashkenazi Jews make for Shabbat, have to do with Valerie Geffner’s music?

Valerie Geffner is a New York-based multifaceted artist.  … Leer más

Anna Frajlich, Polish Poet, Essayist and Scholar

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  In what languages does Anna Frajlich write poetry?  And prose?

Anna Frajlich is one of the most eminent Polish poets, and one of the few Jewish … Leer más

Oxford Offers Courses on TWELVE(!) Rare Jewish Languages

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What do most Jewish languages have in common with each other?

In October 2021 Oxford University’s Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies (OCHJS) inaugurated the new Oxford … Leer más

Press Conference with Vivian Gornick, American Feminist Writer

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What novel inspired Vivian Gornick to write Unfinished Business?

Vivian Gornick is a radical feminist American critic, journalist, essayist, and memoirist. She was born in 1935 in the Bronx … Leer más

“Chanukah in the Poorhouse”, by Isaac Bashevis Singer

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week we’re celebrating Chanukah, so we decided to read you a Chanukah story. It is called “Chanukah in the Poorhouse”, and was written by Isaac Bashevis Singer . It was originally … Leer más

Chanukah: Its History, Significance and Customs, with Sarah Sonneborn

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What are the two meanings of the word Maccabee?

We all have a basic idea of the story behind Chanukah, but this week Sarah Sonneborn, who is a historian, … Leer más

K. Magazine: Jews, Europe, the XXIst Century, with Daniel Solomon

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What languages is K. published in?

K., the European Jewish Review, is an online magazine founded by journalists and academics from all over Europe.

Its mission is to … Leer más

Yiddishland…in California!

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the biggest challenge that Yiddishland faces because of their teachers being located all over the world?

YAAANA, the  Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of … Leer más

Suing Neo-Nazis: Integrity First for America, with Amy Spitalnick

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What impact has IFA’s case had even before going to trial?

(On October 25 the long-awaited trial of those responsible for the violent events in Charlottesville, … Leer más

American Jerusalem: Jews and the Making of San Francisco

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – THIS WEEK’S TRIVIA QUESTION: What three ways could people get from the east coast of the United States to San Francisco before the transcontinental railroad was built?

(This interview was … Leer más