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. Latest Yiddish for Dogs This week we visit with Ann Toback, executive director of The Workmen's Circle in New York City, to hear about their program that brings owners and their trusty dog companions together in Central Park, where they learn some basic commands in Yiddish. Oct 17, 2019 Episode 233 23 min Previous episodes - Showing 61 - 70 of 231 Great Jewish Books: Summer Programs for Teens and Educators Josh Lambert, the Yiddish Book Center’s academic director, sits down to discuss all things “Great Jewish Books” related. Feb 02, 2018 Episode 172 17 min Danny’s Library: A Manhattan Yiddish Book Rescue Yiddish Book Center staff travel to a home in New York to take part in a book rescue and discuss select volumes they find. Jan 26, 2018 Episode 171 30 min Shannon Sarna, the Modern Jewish Baker Shannon Sarna, editor of the Jewish food blog “The Nosher,” and author of Modern Jewish Baker, joins us to discuss her new takes on challah, babka, bagels, and more. Jan 19, 2018 Episode 170 22 min On The Shmooze: Recommended Reads in Yiddish and English The Shmooze's producer Zeke Levine and host Lisa Newman sit down to discuss and recommend some of the titles from their recent reading lists Jan 12, 2018 Episode 169 15 min A Talk with the 2017–18 Yiddish Book Center Fellows Current Yiddish Book Center Fellows discuss their projects and future plans. Dec 21, 2017 Episode 168 18 min New Yiddish Rep: Playing to a 21st Century Audience New Yiddish Rep director David Mandelbaum discusses the theater's current production, Awake and Sing! Dec 15, 2017 Episode 167 27 min Photographer David Kaufman and His Work Photographer David Kaufman discusses architectural and historic Jewish sites Dec 07, 2017 Episode 166 19 min Remnants: Photographs of the Lower East Side Photographers Janet Russek and David Scheinbaum discuss their new book documenting the Lower East Side. Nov 20, 2017 Episode 165 24 min Steiner Summer Yiddish Program Alums: On Stage at Der Yidisher Idol Leah Reis-Dennis and Michael Yashinsky visit to talk about how they made the cut to perform their original Yiddish songs at the 2017 Der Yidisher Idol. Nov 16, 2017 Episode 164 22 min The Jewish Ghetto in Postcards: From Eastern Europe to the Lower East Side Annie Polland joins us to talk about an exhibition of early 20th-century postcards from the Blavatnik Archive Foundation. Nov 10, 2017 Episode 163 16 min Pages« first ‹ previous … 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 … next › last »