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 81 - 90 of 231 Who Grace Paley Was Nora Paley, the co-editor of the recently published A Grace Paley Reader: Stories, Essays, and Poetry, talks about the life and work of her mother, writer Grace Paley. Jun 22, 2017 Episode 152 41 min Yidstock 2017: The Festival of New Jewish Music Seth Rogovoy, who literally wrote the book on klezmer, gives us a sneak preview of the Yidstock (July 13-16, 2017) lineup Jun 07, 2017 Episode 151 23 min Andy Statman and the Klezmer Revival This week we sit down with Andy Statman, one of the founders of the klezmer revival. Jun 02, 2017 Episode 150 21 min A New Translation of a Classic Yiddish Tale by An-sky Rose Waldman joins us this week to talk about her new translation of S. An-sky's Pioneers. May 26, 2017 Episode 149 20 min Exploring Jewish Holidays with Abigail Pogrebin This week we sit down with Abigail Pogrebin to speak about her latest book, My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One Wondering Jew. May 19, 2017 Episode 148 22 min A World of Jewish Cooking, with Joan Nathan Award-winning cookbook author Joan Nathan took time to speak with us about her newest book, King Solomon's Table: A Culinary Exploration of Jewish Cooking from around the World. May 11, 2017 Episode 147 16 min Jewish Summer Camping with Riv-Ellen Prell This week, we are joined by Riv-Ellen Prell, a professor at the University of Minnesota, to talk about Jewish summer camping in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. May 05, 2017 Episode 146 34 min Unearthing Memories in the Lodz Ghetto This week we are joined by Kristen Gresh, curator of the new exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston: "Memory Unearthed: The Lodz Ghetto Photographs of Henryk Ross." Apr 28, 2017 Episode 145 18 min Yiddish Translation and Writing with Curt Leviant This week we are joined by writer and translator Curt Leviant, best known for his many novels and translations of famous Yiddish authors, including Chaim Grade and Lamed Shapiro. Apr 21, 2017 Episode 144 21 min Beyond the Forest: Loli Kantor's Photographic Expedition into Eastern Europe This week we talk to Loli Kantor about her photographs of Jewish communities in Eastern Europe. Apr 14, 2017 Episode 143 20 min Pages« first ‹ previous … 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 … next › last »