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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All Things Yiddish
Hear news on the Steiner Summer Yiddish Program students, Yidstock 2012, Asya Vaisman, head of the Center’s Yiddish Language Institute, and more.
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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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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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A 14-Year-Old Who Rescues Yiddish Books
Fourteen-year-old Emma Lezberg, the Yiddish Book Center's youngest zamler (volunteer book collector), talks about about her experience collecting Yiddish books.
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Flying Klezmer
Emma Morgenstern catches up with Mark Marczyk, fiddler for The Lemon Bucket Orkestra, about their captive audience and the wacky venues the band has graced with song.
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Peter Manseau on Yiddish and Writing
Award-winning author Peter Manseau reflects on his time as an intern at the Yiddish Book Center and the obsession with Yiddish he can't seem to shake.
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Global Jewish Comedy with Noah Gardenswartz
Listen in as comedian Noah Gardenswartz talks about the common humor Jewish communities share and how he’s trying to break out of the Jewish comedy format.
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Lost Embrace
Film critic Kenneth Turan talks with us about "Lost Embrace," the eccentric and sweet story of a young man working at a mall in the Jewish neighborhood of Buenos Aires.
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Students Reflect on Yiddish and Jewish Identity
Steiner Summer Yiddish Program students reflect on how the program provided them with a new understanding of Jewish culture.
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Staging Modern Adaptations of Yiddish Plays
Ellen Perecman, founder of the New Worlds Theatre Project, discusses the process of choosing, translating, and producing Yiddish plays for an English-speaking audience.