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 Sholem Aleichem.  It is about two boys, a Jew and a Christian, who live in a small village … Leer más

Prophet in Our Midst: A Story for Passover

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This Passover story is by Abraham Moses Klein, who was one of Canada’s most celebrated Jewish writers. Klein was born in  Ukraine in 1909, and his family moved to Montreal three or … Leer más

“The Dangerous Matzo”– A Passover Story by Sholem Aleichem

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question:: How is the Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem remembered each year?

Sholem Aleichem is probably the best-known and most well-loved Yiddish writer. He was born Sholem Naumovich … Leer más

A Passover Story by Sholem Aleichem

ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – Sholem Aleichem (born Shalom Rabinowitz) is considered one of the fathers of modern Yiddish literature (along with Mendele Mocher Sforim and I.L. Peretz. He was born in Pereyaslav, the Ukraine, and moved … Leer más