The House is in the Book: A Collaborative Work of Art
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is a “book artist”? The House is in the Book […]
Linda Jiménez
A Purim Story by Sholem Aleichem
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week we celebrate Purim, so, in keeping with English Corner tradition, I’m going
International Women’s Day: Courage, Freedom and Solidarity
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What did Emma Goldman mean when she spoke of “the
Jewish Partisans (III): The Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: In what country outside the United States has JPEF
Jewish Partisans (II): Sephardic and Women Partisans
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What percentage of Jewish partisans were women and how were they
Jewish Partisans (I): The Bielski Group
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Why did the Bielski partisan group take in everybody, including elderly
Zahara and the Lost Books of Light, with Joyce Yarrow
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the meaning of the word “zahara”? Joyce Yarrow was
70 Faces Media: Connecting people to all sides of the unfolding Jewish story
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the HUB? 70 Faces Media is the largest
Aristides de Sousa Mendes: Portuguese Righteous Among the Nations
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Who is helping to fund the restoration of Sousa Mendes’s
Salud i Vida: Celebrating Ladino
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: Which Israeli politician was instrumental in creating International Ladino Day? The
The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: How does the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience use a
America’s Southern Jewish Experience
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: When was there a large Alsatian immigration to the American South,
Valerie Geffner, Multifaceted Artist
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What does cholent, the typical stew that Ashkenazi Jews make for
Anna Frajlich, Polish Poet, Essayist and Scholar
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: In what languages does Anna Frajlich write poetry? And prose?
Oxford Offers Courses on TWELVE(!) Rare Jewish Languages
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What do most Jewish languages have in common with each other?
Press Conference with Vivian Gornick, American Feminist Writer
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What novel inspired Vivian Gornick to write Unfinished Business? Vivian
“Chanukah in the Poorhouse”, by Isaac Bashevis Singer
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week we’re celebrating Chanukah, so we decided to read you a Chanukah story.
Chanukah: Its History, Significance and Customs, with Sarah Sonneborn
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What are the two meanings of the word Maccabee? We
K. Magazine: Jews, Europe, the XXIst Century, with Daniel Solomon
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What languages is K. published in? K., the European Jewish
Yiddishland…in California!
ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What is the biggest challenge that Yiddishland faces because of their