The Milken Archive of American Jewish Music

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: About how many oral histories has the Milken Archive recorded, and who have they interviewed for them?

This week we are speaking with Jeff Janeczko, the … Leer más

“Cabaret” after 50 Years, with José María Cámara

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How is the new Spanish production of Cabaret different from the original Broadway show?

The musical Cabaret first opened in New York on Broadway in 1966. To celebrate its 50th … Leer más

The “Portuguese Dreyfus”: Artur Carlos de Barros Basto, with Ami Barr

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What international support did Barros Basto receive in his efforts to bring crypto-Jews in Portugal back to normative Judaism?

Artur Carlos de Barros Basto was a … Leer más

Reyna Simnegar: Converso Roots, Persian Cooking

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What vegetable did converso Jews bring to America in the 16th century, and why?

Reyna Pérez (Peres) Simnegar was born in Venezuela and raised as a … Leer más

Marc Shanker: Illustrating Ladino Proverbs

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – Marc Shanker grew up in Brooklyn, New York, in a Sephardic Jewish family, and studied Sociology at Brooklyn College. He trained as an Orientation and Mobility Instructor for the Blind but spent … Leer más

Alejandro Rubinstein: What’s in a (Jewish) Name?

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What Jewish surnames refer to precious gems, and how were they acquired?

For two decades Alejandro Rubinstein has studied the origins, meaning and evolution of given … Leer más

It’s CHANUKAH, NOT “Chrismukkah”

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – COME CELEBRATE CHANUKAH WITH US A number of Jewish communities in Spain traditionally hold public celebrations of Chanukah, to which everyone is invited. If you would like to learn more about this holiday, … Leer más

Saint Teresa of Avila, the Woman, with Helena Cosano

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why did Teresa of Avila have problems with the Inquisition? And what protected her from being persecuted by it?

Helena Cosano was born in India, where … Leer más

De la Biblia: el trigo

RECETAS CON HISTORIA, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – El segundo programa de la serie sobre las siete especies está dedicado al trigo, una alimento tan ancestral como fundamental. En tiempos bíblicos, una cosecha abundante de trigo simbolizaba el bienestar … Leer más

YIVO: Its History and New Online Classes, with Jonathan Brent, CEO

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many people around the world took Discovering Ashkenaz, YIVO’s first online course, and where were they from?

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, based in … Leer más

Flying Couch: Amy Kurzweil’s Graphic Memoir

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why did Amy Kurzweil name her graphic memoir  Flying Couch?

Amy Kurzweil is a cartoonist and writer. Originally from the Boston area, she now lives in … Leer más

De la Biblia: tortas de aceite

RECETAS CON HISTORIA, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – La Torá -nos recuerda nuestra anfitriona en esta cocina tan especial- no ofrece recetas, pero sí habla de alimentos. Acerca de estas comidas bíblicas vamos a hablar en una serie de … Leer más

The Battle of Cable Street, with Derek Gadd

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What opposing views did different Jewish groups have with regard to permitting a fascist march through the East End of London in 1936?

On Sunday, October … Leer más

Berenjenas, what else?

RECETAS CON HISTORIA – ¿Sabían que un nombre antiguo inglés para la berenjena fue “Jew’s Apple”, o sea, manzana judía? Y es que la vinculación de las berenjenas con el pueblo judío y sus recetas es ancestral.

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Bet-El: Madrid’s Conservative Community, with Mario Stofenmacher

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What does Bet-El’s new program LAMED consist of, and who is teaching it?

Mario Stofenmacher is one of the founders of Bet-El, Madrid’s Conservative (or Masorti) Jewish … Leer más

The Gefilteria: Reimagining Old World Jewish Foods

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

Five years ago Jeffrey Yoskowitz and Liz Alpern were friends in their 20s who missed the delicious Ashkenazi cooking that they had grown … Leer más

¿”Huevos judíos”? ¿Húngaros?

RECETAS CON HISTORIA, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – A comienzos de 5777 empezamos este programa de cocina en el que Linda Jiménez Glassman, la responsable de nuestro Englih Corner, nos enseña a preparar sus recetas favoritas siempre con una … Leer más

Juan Carlos Fauvety, Film Historian: The Holocaust in Cinema

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: In what year did film director Stanley Kramer die? And what is the name of the documentary that Juan Carlos Fauvety made about him?

Juan … Leer más

Dr. Yossi Shain: The Israelization of Judaism and its Effects on the Diaspora

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How has the attitude of Israel changed towards Israelis who have gone to live in the diaspora?

Dr. Yossi Shain is a Professor of Political Science … Leer más

Abraham Peer-Plocker: The Israel-Portugal Friendship Association

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why haven’t many Israelis visited Portugal until very recently?

This week we have a guest interviewer on English Corner. Pascal Roy is in charge of Radio … Leer más