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 Jewish Film Festival Favorites for Home Streaming The Shmooze recently caught up with Deb Krivoy, director of the Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival (PVJFF), to ask her for a list of past Festival favorites that can be streamed at home. May 15, 2020 Episode 259 31 min Previous episodes - Showing 81 - 90 of 257 American Jews and America's Game: Voices of a Growing Legacy in Baseball Larry Ruttman is the author of American Jews and America's Game: Voices of a Growing Legacy in Baseball. On this episode, we learn about Larry’s love of the game and hear a few stories of his most memorable interviewees. Mar 15, 2018 Episode 178 32 min The Story Behind the Discovery of the Lost Songs of World War II Yiddish Professor Anna Shterhis talks about the new CD Yiddish Glory: The Lost Songs of World War II, which shares songs written by Jewish Red Army soldiers, refugees, victims, and survivors of Ukrainian ghettos. Mar 09, 2018 Episode 177 25 min Lee Lee’s Rugelach: Possibly the Best Rugelach Anywhere! Alvin Lee Smalls sits down with Lisa Newman to discuss his world famous rugelach. Mar 02, 2018 Episode 176 11 min From the Vault: A Collection of Yiddish Sheet Music Zeke Levine takes The Shmooze into the Yiddish Book Center’s vault to explore the Center’s Yiddish sheet music collection. Feb 22, 2018 Episode 175 22 min Yidstock 2018: Four Days, Seven Concerts On this episode, we talk with Seth Rogovoy, Yidstock artistic director, about the lineup for Yidstock 2018. Feb 16, 2018 Episode 174 26 min Beth Kaplan, Author of Finding the Jewish Shakespeare: The Life and Legacy of Jacob Gordin Beth Kaplan discusses Finding the Jewish Shakespeare: The Life and Legacy of Jacob Gordin, a biography about her great-grandfather the famous Yiddish playwright. Feb 08, 2018 Episode 173 27 min 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 Pages« first ‹ previous … 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 … next › last »