The Shmooze, The Yiddish Book Center's Podcast
Episodes
Episode 0011: "Bar Mitzvah"
05 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan sheds some light on "Bar Mitzvah," — a 'shund' (lowbrow), yet culturally priceless, Yiddish film from 19...
Episode 0010: Summer Reading—What's on the list for 18 lucky high school students?
28 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Philip Roth's short story "Defender of the Faith" - a work that poses some interesting questions about Jewish identity - is on the reading list for th...
Episode 0009: Yiddish Writer Chaim Grade—The Backstory
21 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Lansky and Justin Cammy explore the who, the why, and the little-known of Chaim Grade the Litvak Yiddish writer par excellence. Professor Justi...
Episode 0008: Collecting Stories
14 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Lansky visits with Christa Whitney, the Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project director, to talk about her experience with the projec...
Episode 0007: All Things Yiddish
02 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week Aaron Lansky updates us on the latest news: scanning Yiddish literature, learning Yiddish, Fellowship applications and oral history internsh...
Episode 0006: Jordan Kutzik on Rediscovered Recordings of Yiddish Writers
24 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Lansky visits with Yiddish Book Center fellow Jordan Kutzik to discuss the latest news on the trove of reel-to-reel recordings Jordan collected ...
Episode 0005: Introducing Josh Lambert
19 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Lansky welcomes Josh Lambert, the Yiddish Book Center's new academic director, and engages him in a conversation about educational programs, mod...
Episode 0004: Steiner Summer Program—Apply Now!
10 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Yiddish Book Center's Steiner Summer Yiddish Program draws college students from around the world for a seven-week intensive Yiddish experience. A...
Episode 0003: Der oylem redt—Yiddish in the Press
06 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Is the recently reported "comeback" of Yiddish among college students a new phenomenon? Aaron Lansky talks about the growing interest among a younger ...
Episode 0002: The Other 98%: Practical Plans for Yiddish Translation
02 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
"I think it's clear that the only way we're ever going to translate large numbers of titles is to deploy large numbers of translators. And the only wa...
Episode 0001: Imagining a Universal Yiddish Library
26 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Lansky discusses breakthroughs in the digitization of Yiddish books, including a newly-installed scanning station at the Yiddish Book Center. Ne...