Richard Zimler: The Incandescent Threads
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Where do the five novels in Richard Zimler’s Sephardic Cycle take […]
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A Story for Sukkot: The Esrog, by Sholem Aleichem
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – Sukkot, pronounced Sukkos by Ashkenazi Jews, is a biblical Jewish holiday celebrated on the 15th
The Irish Jewish Museum, with Edwin Alkin
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What Israeli personality inaugurated the Irish Jewish Museum in 1985, and
The Miracle on the Sea: A Yom Kippur Story by I. L. Peretz
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – Yitzhak Leib Peretz is considered to be one of the three great classical Yiddish writers,
A Rosh Hashonah Memoir, by Bella Chagall
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ –This week’s trivia question: What does the “tashlich” ritual consist of, and what does it
Assaf Luxembourg: A Passion for Promoting Israel
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Jewish Dublin, with Alexander Vard
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What was the official name of the Jewish labor union in
History of the Jews in Ireland, with Alexander Vard
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: When and why did the first Ashkenazi Jews arrive in Ireland,
A Sephardic Summer, with Judith Cohen
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What has the Portuguese government officially declared the Crypto-Judaism of
Zamora on the Map of Sepharad, with Jesús Jambrina
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What connection does Zamora, Spain have to yeshivas that were founded
Lenka Lichtenberg’s THIEVES OF DREAMS: Poetry from the Holocaust
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many of Lenka’s grandmother’s poems talk about the situation of
Lenka Lichtenberg: Building Musical Bridges Among Cultures
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How did a visit to Masada in Israel influence Lenka Lichtenberg’s
NCSEJ: National Coalition Supporting Eurasian Jewry, with CEO Mark Levin
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How has NCSEJ worked with the Organization for Security and Co-operation
The New Mexico Jewish Historical Society, with Dr. Linda Goff
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the theme for the NMJHS Annual Fall Conference this
Jews in New Mexico: A Long and Unique History, with Dr. Linda Goff
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“Ver Vet Blaybn?” Award-winning Film about Yiddish Writer Avrom Sutzkever
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the name of the Yiddish literary journal that
Sephardic Jews in the US, with Devin Naar. Part II: Life, Culture, Language
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: When protesting in New York against the Nazis in 1933, who
Sephardic Jews in the US, with Devin Naar. Part I: Some History
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What were the causes of Jewish emigration from the former Ottoman
The Sousa Mendes Foundation: An Update
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How many different countries did recipients of Sousa Mendes visas come
Claudia Tijman: Judaica Jewelry in Spain
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is Claudia Tijman’s most popular design? This week we’re