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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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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Alice Hoffman: "The Museum of Extraordinary Things"
We visit with author Alice Hoffman to talk about her latest work, "The Museum of Extraordinary Things."
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Translating Experimental Yiddish Poet Celia Dropkin
We visit with translator Faith Jones to learn about the recently published "The Acrobat: the Selected Poems of Celia Dropkin."
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At Ninety: The World's First Jewish Sit-Down Comedian
Ninety-year old 'sit-down' Jewish comedian, Anita Garlick, draws from her Jewish roots and her early exposure to the Borscht Belt comedians.
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From the Lower East Side to Biblical Stories: The Art of Nathan Hilu
Curator Laura Kruger discusses the work of artist Nathan Hilu, whose work draws on biblical stories and his Lower East Side surroundings.
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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.
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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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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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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.