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

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

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

Jewish History in (what is now) the Czech Republic

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Who was the Maharal and what is he known for?

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

Across So Many Seas, with Ruth Behar

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What did the rabbis encourage the women and children to do as they were leaving Spain for exile in 1492?

Ruth Behar is a professor in the … Leer más

Women Wage Peace, with Manuela Rotstein 

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the Mothers’ Call and who signed it?

Women Wage Peace is an Israeli grassroots peace movement, formed shortly after the Gaza War in 2014. Its … Leer más

Cartoonists Against Racism, with Rafael Medoff

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How did an antisemitic letter inspire a story in a superhero comic book?

Dr. Rafael Medoff is a professor of Jewish history and founding director … Leer más

Most Fortunate Unfortunates, with Marlene Trestman 

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What was the Golden City and how did it work?  And why did it fall into disfavor?

The Jewish Orphans’ Home of New Orleans, known simply as … Leer más

Coimbra’s Medieval Jewish Community, with Pedro Proença Cunha

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why did the Municipality of Coimbra first ask Dr. Cunha to do a geological study related to the city’s Jewish history?

The city of Coimbra is located … Leer más

Tarbut Sefarad: Promoting Jewish Culture in Spain, with Miriam Cruzado

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What other organizations does Tarbut Sefarad cooperate with?

Tarbut Sefarad is a non-profit, apolitical association made up of a network of volunteer individuals and organizations that create … Leer más

Feminist Anthropology, with Ruth Behar

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

Dr. Ruth Behar is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She was born in Havana, Cuba to a Jewish-Cuban … Leer más

Danila Botha:  Award-Winning Canadian Writer

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What importance do visual arts and music have in Danila Botha’s work?

Danila Botha is a Canadian fiction writer based in Toronto. She was born in Johannesburg, … Leer más

Sar-El:  Volunteers for Israel, with CEO Keren Dahan

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  About what percentage of Sar-El volunteers are not Jewish?

Over 40 years ago, Sar-El–The National Project for Volunteers for Israel, was founded as a non-profit, non-political organization … Leer más

“Whistleblowers”: Fighting to Expose the Holocaust in America, with Rafael Medoff

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  Where did Josiah DuBois work and what brought him into contact with what was happening in Nazi Germany?

This week we are bringing you a new graphic … Leer más

The GI’s Rabbi: World War II Letters of David Max Eichhorn, with Mark Zaid

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  How did a Yom Kippur service in 1944, led by Rabbi Eichhorn, help U.S. military intelligence?

Mark S. Zaid is an American attorney, based in Washington, D.C., … Leer más