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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Girl with Two Landscapes: The Wartime Diary of Lena Jedwab
Dorothée Rozenberg, daughter of Lena Jedwab Rozenberg, joins The Shmooze to talk about her mother’s wartime diary, Girl with Two Landscapes: The Wartime Diary of Lena Jedwab.
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How the Soviet Jew Was Made
Sasha Senderovich, author of the recently published How the Soviet Jew Was Made, sits down with The Shmooze to talk about his latest work.
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Asaf Galay on The Adventures of Saul Bellow
This week on The Shmooze, we talk to Asaf Galay, award-winning director of films that examine modern Jewish culture and creativity. His documentary The Adventures of Saul Bellow will be screened at the Yiddish Book Center.
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Jake Krakovsky, Yiddish Puppeteer
In conversation, Jake recounted how he successfully turned the Yiddish story Labzik into a puppet film and how in the process he discovered the richness of Yiddish language, literature, and culture.
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Irving Massey Reflects On His Mother Ida Maze
Irving Massey, son of Yiddish writer Ida Maze, joins The Shmooze to talk about his mother, her writing, and the newly published Dineh: An Autobiographical Novel by Ida Maze, translated by Yermiyahu Ahron Taub (White Goat Press 2022).
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Photographer Chuck Fishman: A Lens on Jewish Poland
In conversation with Chuck Fishman we learn about his 45-year career as a freelance photographer whose work focuses on social and political issues with a strong humanistic concern.
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Yermiyahu Ahron Taub on Translating Ida Maze’s Dineh
In conversation with Yermiyahu Ahron Taub, we hear about his latest work of translation. Dineh: An Autobiographical Novel, posthumously published, is a Yiddish-language novel by Ida Maze.
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Meet Misha: Host of Bard College’s Yiddish Radio Program
On The Shmooze this week, we talk with Misha Schaffner-Kargman, a sophomore at Bard College studying Yiddish who hosts a spot on the school’s student-run radio station, WXBC.
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What’s on Film Critic Kenneth Turan’s List?
The Shmooze asked film critic Kenneth Turan to recommend films that speak to the interplay of Yiddish and American culture.
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The Corset Maker by Annette Libeskind Berkovits
Annette Libeskind Berkovits visited with The Shmooze to talk about her latest book, The Corset Maker.