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By Design: A New Logo
Why a goat? Discover the story of how and why the Yiddish Book Center's new logo evolved to include a tsigele - a little goat.
The Mission to Construct a Replica of a Wooden Synagogue
Rick Brown and his team are constructing an 85% scale model of a wooden synagogue inside the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw.
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.
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."
Danny Kaye: A look at the early years of the famed tummler
In a visit with film historian Bruce Lawton, we learn about the early work of Danny Kaye - from his first appearances on stages in the Borscht Belt to his screen debut in four little known 'two-reelers'.
JT Waldman Talks Comic Books and Judaism
Comic book creator and digital designer JT Waldman visited The Shmooze’s studio to answer our questions about his work, the intersection of comic books and Judaism, the graphic novel, and the roots of Jewishness in visual storytelling.
Remember the Triangle Fire
We visit with Esther Cohen, a longtime leader of labor culture in New York City and one of the organizers of a memorial to the women who died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire that took place on March 25, 1911.
Delving Into the Life and Work of Itzik Manger
Professor Efrat Gal- Ed discusses the work of researching and writing a biography on Yiddish writer Itzik Manger.
Collecting Stories
Christa Whitney, the Center's Wexler Oral History Project director, talks about her experience with the project, collecting stories, and understanding the art of listening.
Seth Rogovoy on Yidstock
Seth Rogovoy, Yidstock 2012 program organizer, explains how the bands, which include the Klezmatics and Socalled, represent the many incarnations of klezmer.
Riffing with Alex Weiser
In a conversation with Alex Weiser, composer and the director of public programs at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, we learn about his debut album, And All the Days Were Purple.
"Between the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece"
Devin Naar joins us this week to speak about his new book, Jewish Salonica: Between the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece, and about how access to previously confiscated archives helped to inform his understanding of these communities.
Finding Babel
Director David Novack on Finding Babel, which follows Andrei-Malaev Babel's journey through the life and legacy of his grandfather, Isaac Babel.
Lee Lee’s Rugelach: Possibly the Best Rugelach Anywhere!
Alvin Lee Smalls sits down with Lisa Newman to discuss his world famous rugelach.
A Stop at the Iconic Red Apple Restaurant
Elaine Freed Lindenblatt, daughter of the iconic Red Apple Rest founder, talks about her memoir about a special time and place.
Translating Chaim Grade
Mel Rosenthal, a retired Knopf production editor, discusses the challenges of translation and the days spent working with the writer.
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.
Old Jews Telling Jokes Onstage
Dan Okrent, co-creator of "Old Jews Telling Jokes Onstage," talks somewhat seriously about the comedic off-Broadway production.
Andy Statman and the Klezmer Revival
This week we sit down with Andy Statman, one of the founders of the klezmer revival.