Linda Jiménez
Jeremy Dronfield: The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz (Book and Exhibit)
27 Adar II 5779 (02/04/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How much of the story in this book really happened, and how much is fictionalized?
Jeremy Dronfield is a bestselling writer of both fiction and non-fiction. … Leer más
Yitzhak Attias, Israeli Musician
20 Adar II 5779 (26/03/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the meaning of the Hebrew word “Reshimu”?
Yitzhak Attias is a percussionist and songwriter originally from Gibraltar, a British colony in the south of … Leer más
Israel Story: Ancient Land, Modern Tales, with Mishy Harman
6 Adar II 5779 (12/03/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What are the similarities and differences between the Hebrew and English versions of Israel Story?
Israel Story or Sipur Israeli, is a radio initiative that brings … Leer más
Nazi Theft of Jewish Art, with Emilio Ramos-Sabas
29 Adar I 5779 (05/03/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why was Hildebrand Gurlitt released after the Monuments Men had found 20 boxes of stolen artwork in his possession and he was captured by American troops in 1945?
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Abraham Forum for Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue, with Victoria Martín
22 Adar I 5779 (26/02/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many members does Abraham Forum have, and why?
The Abraham Forum for Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue (Foro Abraham in Spanish) is non-profit organization that was … Leer más
Safed: From the Musta’arabim to Modern Times, with Ami Barr
14 Adar I 5779 (19/02/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is a “batea” and what is it used for?
Safed is the oldest and largest town in Israel’s Upper Galilee. The Jerusalem Talmud mentions it … Leer más
World Interfaith Harmony Week 2019: Concert of Three Cultures
8 Adar I 5779 (12/02/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: In what iconic venue in Madrid will the next Concert of Three Cultures be held on March 21?
The first week in February was declared World … Leer más
FRA Survey of Antisemitism in Europe: The Results
1 Adar I 5779 (05/02/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How is Jewish people’s perception of antisemitism different in Eastern and Western European countries?
The Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR) is a London-based research institute … Leer más
A New Jewish Cemetery in Madrid, with Pamela Rolfe
10 Shevat 5779 (15/01/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How long did it take to build the new Jewish cemetery once the land was obtained?
Bet-El is Madrid’s Conservative, or Masorti Jewish community. Since its … Leer más
Edith Scott Saavedra: The Lamps of Albarracín
2 Shevat 5779 (08/01/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why did many Jews in the Aragon region of Spain convert to Christianity voluntarily, even before the Inquisition was a threat?
Edith Scott Saavedra earned a … Leer más
Genie Milgrom: Pyre to Fire
25 Tevet 5779 (01/01/2019) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What are some symbols that conversos etched on their houses as a way of communicating with other Crypto-Jews?
Genie Milgrom was born in Havana, Cuba, into … Leer más
J€W$ GOT MON€Y: A Documentary (Jewish Poverty in New York)
18 Tevet 5779 (25/12/2018) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why did the filmmakers choose New York to make a documentary about Jewish poverty?
Did you know that one in five Jewish people in New York … Leer más
Daniella Levy—Letters to Josep: Judaism, as told to a Christian friend
10 Tevet 5779 (18/12/2018) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is “Breaking Stereotypes and Bridging Differences”?
Daniella Levy is a writer and Hebrew-English translator. She was born in New York and immigrated to Israel with … Leer más
Bettina Caro, Sephardi Artist
4 Tevet 5779 (11/12/2018) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What color do Sephardic Jews use to ward off the evil eye?
The Sephardi painter Bettina Caro was born in Casablanca and now works in a … Leer más
“Chanukah on a Ship to America”, by Sholem Asch
27 Kislev 5779 (04/12/2018) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week is Chanukah, so we are going to celebrate with a Chanukah story.
Sholem Asch was born in Kutno, Poland, in 1880. In 1899 he moved to Warsaw, where he wrote stories, … Leer más
Jônatas Chimen Dias DaSilva-Benayon: A Crypto-Jewish Artist from Brazil
20 Kislev 5779 (27/11/2018) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Who was the only member of Jônatas’s family who openly spoke with him about the family being Jewish, and what did his other relatives tell him?
Crypto-Jews in Latin America, with Genie Milgrom
13 Kislev 5779 (20/11/2018) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: About how many Jews were there in Spain and Portugal at the time of the Inquisition, and what happened to them?
(NOTE: This is the second program … Leer más
KULANU (All of Us), with Bonita Sussman
6 Kislev 5779 (13/11/2018) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Where is the oldest functioning Jewish community in the Western Hemisphere?
“Kulanu” means “all of us” in Hebrew. The organization was founded in 1994 to support … Leer más
Yiddish Glory: The Lost Songs of World War II, with Anna Shternshis
28 Heshvan 5779 (06/11/2018) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What criteria were used to choose which songs to include on this album?
Yiddish Glory: The Lost Songs of World War II is a recording of … Leer más
Olam Haba: The World to Come, with Conceptual Artist Daniel Solomons
15 Heshvan 5779 (23/10/2018) | Raquel CornagoENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What happened when Orthodox Rabbi Mark Solomon told the Chief Rabbi that he was gay?
Daniel Solomons was born in Madrid in 1977 and grew up … Leer más
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ACTUALIDAD
Especial noticias 23/11/2024
22 Heshvan 5785 (22/11/2024) | Jorge Rozemblum
NOTICIAS CON COMENTARIO A DOS – El tema central de esta entrega antes de la entrada del shabat no podía ser otro que la orden de comparecencia ante la Corte Penal Internacional emitida para Netanyahu y Gallant, y … Leer más
CULTURA
La importancia de la Tnuá para las familias desde el 7/10
22 Heshvan 5785 (22/11/2024) | Raquel Cornago
DESDE BARCELONA, CON BRIAN BLACHER – “Hoy más que nunca la Tnuá es una especie de regalo que solo tenemos durante unos años en nuestra vida”. Desde el 7/10 de 2023, el mundo de las Tnuot Noar, los … Leer más
VIDA JUDÍA
Sodoma y Gomorra: leyenda y verdad bíblica
22 Heshvan 5785 (22/11/2024) | Jorge Rozemblum
HABLEMOS DE LA BIBLIA, CON IRIT GREEN – Génesis 19
24 Entonces Dios hizo llover sobre Sodoma y sobre Gomorra azufre y fuego de parte de Dios desde los cielos;
25 y destruyó las ciudades, … Leer más