The Diary Keepers: World War II in the Netherlands, with Nina Siegal
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: When was Nina’s article about the diaries published in the New […]
Linda Jiménez
Kantika: A Sephardic Saga, with Elizabeth Graver
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What photos did Elizabeth Graver include in Kantika, and why? Elizabeth
The Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum, with Nora Gaón
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Where in Israel is the Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum located, and
Historical Implications of the Holocaust, with Dr. David Silberklang
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What were three Jewish political movements that were active in pre-World
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,