Hasidic Music in Weimar, with Rabbi Sruli Dresdner
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why do Hasidim dance only to singing, without instruments? Rabbi […]
Linda Jiménez
Alan Bern: Yiddish Culture in Weimar, Germany
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What does the four-fold mission of Yiddish Summer Weimar consist
The Big Sukkah, by Abraham Reisen
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – Sukkot (pronounced Sukkos by Ashkenazi Jews), is a biblical Jewish holiday beginning on the 15th
A Yom Kippur Scandal, by Sholem Aleichem
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – Sholem Aleichem is probably the best-known and most well-loved Yiddish writer. He was born
“The Dark Young Man” by Jacob Dinezon, with Scott Hilton Davis
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is unusual about the titles of Jacob Dinezon’s first
Khayele (Helen) Beer, Yiddishist
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is unique about Itzik Manger’s ballads? Helen (Khayele) Beer
León Felipe: A Spanish Poet with a “Commitment to the Jewish People”, with Jesús Jambrina
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What poem did León Felipe dedicate “To all the Jews
Upon the Wings of an Eagle: A Family Saga by Chaya Diane Hager
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the name of the German Jewish philanthropist whose
The Presence of the Past in a Spanish Village, with Ruth Behar
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What are “madreñas” and how are they used? Ruth Behar
Venezuela’s Jews: Dealing with the Crisis, with Isaac Nahon-Serfaty
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How has the recent crisis in Venezuela influenced the issue
The Leonese Language: Little-known but widespread, with Alicia Valmaseda
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Where is a variety of Leonés an officially recognized language?
Return to Sepharad in the 21st Century, with Elena Goti
This week’s trivia question: How many Sephardi Jews from Luxembourg have applied for Spanish nationality? Elena Goti is an Argentinian-born
Cuba’s Jews, with Ruth Behar
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the “Patronato”, in Havana? Ruth Behar is a
The Artian: Art Meets Entrepreneurship–Three Innovators
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Aside from the mission to the moon, what is SpaceIL’s
The Artian: Art Meets Entrepreneurship, with Nir Hindi
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What does art bring to the business world? The Artian
Yiddish Summer Weimar, with Ben Niran
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: About how many people participate in the workshops and how
Alon Sariel: A Musical Tribute to Rembrandt
This week’s trivia question: What did the lute symbolize in Dutch Golden Age paintings? Alon Sariel is a musician who
“Julius Madritsch, Righteous Among the Nations”, with Piotr Szalsza
This week’s trivia question: How many Jews signed a letter to Yad Vashem stating that Julius Madritsch had saved their
Richard Zimler: The Gospel According to Lazarus
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Who were the three peoples living in Judea at the
An Introduction to Kabbalah, with Sarah Sonneborn
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What are the ten spheres of Kabbalah? Sarah Sonneborn is