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

A new geopolitical landscape in the Middle East, with Jonathan Spyer

ESPECIAL EN INGLÉS – On February 27, 2023, a briefing organized by the Europe Israel Press Association (EIPA) took place at the Centro Sefarad Israel with the British-Israeli analyst, journalist and writer Jonathan Spyer specialized in Middle Eastern affairs, … 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

The Little Chanukah Lamp: A Story by I. L. Peretz

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  But first, some background about the author, I.L. Peretz .

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Twinned Towns:  Castrillo Mota de Judíos (Spain) and  Kfar Vradim (Israel)

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  On what basis was the town of Kfar Vradim founded?

Castrillo Mota de Judíos is a small village of about 50 inhabitants in the Spanish province of … Leer más

Jaime Moreno Bau, New Director of Centro Sefarad-Israel

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  What do the Centro Sefarad-Israel and its Director do to fight against antisemitism?

Centro Sefarad-Israel was created in 2006, through an agreement between the Ministry of Foreign … Leer más

50th Anniversary of Benidorm’s Jewish Community

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:  How has Covid affected the Benidorm community and its services?

Benidorm is a town in the province of Alicante on the Eastern Mediterranean coast of Spain. It is … Leer más