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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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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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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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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A Long Life in Yiddish: Herschel Melamed
Hear from Myra Melamed, daughter of Yiddish singer Herschel Melamed, to learn about the recently produced CD, "Herschel Melamed: 18 Songs."
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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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Old Jews Telling Jokes Onstage
Dan Okrent, co-creator of "Old Jews Telling Jokes Onstage," talks somewhat seriously about the comedic off-Broadway production.
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Behind the Scenes of The Klezmatics: On Holy Ground
Erik Greenberg Anjou, director of "The Klezmatics: On Holy Ground," talks about the making of the film.
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American Jews, Maxwell House, and Passover
We visit with Nora Feinstein, the woman behind the Maxwell House Haggadah Project.