The Shmooze
The Yiddish Book Center's podcast includes conversations with Jewish culture makers, plus news and stories related to Yiddish literature, language, and culture.
Previous episodes
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The Story of He'Brew: The Chosen Beer
Jeremy Cowan tells us how he combined his love of craft beer and of Jewish culture and literature to create his Shmaltz Brewing Company.
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Jewish Cuba: A Conversation with Adela Dworin
Ruth Behar, an anthropologist from the University of Michigan, talks to Adela Dworin, president of the Jewish Community of Cuba in Havana.
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Eating Delancey: A Celebration in Words and Photographs
We visit with Aaron Rezny and Jordan Schaps, co-authors of the newly published "Eating Delancey."
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"Memories and Scenes: Shtetl, Childhood, Writers"
Hear from Scott Davis, publisher of the recently released "Memories and Scenes: Shtetl, Childhood, Writers," an edition of newly translated stories by Yiddish writer Jacob Dinezon.
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Felix Lembersky: Soviet Form, Jewish Context
Joel Berkowitz, director of the Sam and Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, talks about artist Felix Lembersky's choices and his work.
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Great Jewish Books: Young Readers Explore New Worlds
Three high-school students share what it's like to spend a week reading, discussing, and arguing about modern Jewish literature at the Great Jewish Books summer program.
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The Lost Shul Murals: Revealing and restoring a unique survival of Eastern European Jewish folk art
Former Vermont Governor and Ambassador to Switzerland Madeleine Kunin tells us about the Lost Shul Mural Project.
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Seven Weeks of Yiddish: Three Students Reflect on Their Experience
Yiddish Book Center Steiner Summer Yiddish Program students Liza Wahlberg, Zeev Duckworth, and Michael Yashinsky, discuss what drew them to study Yiddish and so much more.
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Bess Selevan: Volunteer Zamler (book collector)
During our visit with zamler Bess Selevan, who's shipped over 3,600 books to the Center over the last thirty years, we learn what drew her to become a volunteer, what boxes she recommends for shipping, and much much more.
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Collecting Ladino Books: A Conversation with Devin Naar
Professor Devin Naar discusses Ladino, the Judaeo-Spanish language which was developed in parallel with Yiddish.