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.
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On Exhibit: Jewish Art and the Lower East Side
The exhibit Balka’s Lower East Side features art that transcends the moment in which it was created.
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"Molly on the Range"
Macaroni and cheese flowcharts and schnitzel costume patterns are just two of the many things you can find in Molly Yeh’s new cookbook Molly on the Range
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The Jewish Nature of Photography: Descendants of Light
What makes photography a particularly Jewish craft? Penny Wolin searches for the answer in her newest project.
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The Great Jewish Books Book Club
In the Yiddish Book Center’s new Great Jewish Books Book Club, club members will explore great works of modern Jewish literature with like-minded readers from around the world.
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Finding Babel
Director David Novack on Finding Babel, which follows Andrei-Malaev Babel's journey through the life and legacy of his grandfather, Isaac Babel.
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Wishing a "Happy New Year" with Yiddish Postcards
Hannah Pressman on the unique history of the wildly popular nineteenth-century New Year's postcards
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Mamaleh Knows Best
Marjorie Ingall turns the negative stereotype of the Jewish mother on its head in her new book, Mamaleh Knows Best: What Jewish Mothers Do to Raise Successful, Creative, Empathetic, Independent Children.
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Recovering Early Yiddish Recordings
Henry Sapoznik speaks about some of the earliest Yiddish recordings and his most recent project, Attractive Hebrews: The Thomas Lambert Yiddish Recordings, 1901-1905.
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Seven Weeks of Yiddish
Josh Kogan-Zajdman, 2016 Steiner Summer Yiddish Program student, talks about growing up with Yiddish-speaking grandparents in Mexico, who inspired his interest in the language and culture.
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Jewish Champions in the Golden Age of Boxing
Boxing historian Mike Silver, author of Stars in the Ring: Jewish Champions in the Golden Age of Boxing: A Photographic History, talks about the all-but-forgotten history of Jewish boxers from the 1890s to the 1950s.