The “Emmas”: Women Fighting for Human and Civil Rights, with Jennifer Young
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How was the Emma Lazarus Federation different from other Jewish […]
Linda Jiménez
“The Purim Gift” by Isaac Bashevis Singer
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week we celebrate Purim, when it is customary to exchange gifts, so we
Rotwelsch: The Language of Thieves, with Martin Puchner
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What was Martin Luther’s connection to Rotwelsch? Since the year
The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902, with Scott D. Seligman
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: In what imaginative way did the women ask for the
Dr. Joseph Toltz: Brundibar–Children’s Opera in the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many times was the children’s opera Brundibar performed in
Flori Senor Rosenthal: Nono’s Kisses—A Ladino Book for Children
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Where did Flori Senor Rosenthal get her inspiration for the
The Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many oral histories has the Wexler Oral History Project
The Alliance Israélite Universelle: 160 Years Educating Jewish Children
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: About how many Jewish children in the Muslim world did
Keren Hayesod: 100 Years Fundraising for Israel
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: In what year was the Keren Hayesod Law passed in
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
TM Garret (2): Fighting Hate Groups in the United States
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What imaginative method does HateXchange use to protest against neo-Nazi
TM Garret (1): From Neo-Nazi to Human Rights Activist
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: When was the Ku Klux Klan first founded in Germany,
“The Wolf of Baghdad”, with Carol Isaacs
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Traditionally, what did Iraqi Jews pin to a baby’s crib,
Guy Stern: “Invisible Ink” Made Visible
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What two things does the International Institute of the Righteous
YIVO Online Museum, with Karolina Ziulkoski
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the difference between a stand-alone online museum and
Rabbi Dr. Bernhard Rosenberg: Remembering the Holocaust
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What characteristic do many children of Holocaust survivors have in
The South African Jewish Museum, with Gavin Morris
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is unique about the South African Jewish Museum’s program
Jews in South Africa, with Gavin Morris
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: About how many Jews are there in South Africa, and
Jewish Resilience through Chocolate, with Rabbi Deborah R. Prinz
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: In the 16th and 17th centuries on what ritual occasions
Sukkot: Some Traditions and a Story
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the historical relationship between Passover, Shevout and Sukkot?