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A show just for Yiddish learners. Short episodes with simple Yiddish to help you build your listening skills and vocabulary. Every episode comes with a transcript and vocab list. Prost = plain, common, simple , for the masses! We are also on Youtube ———— Produced in Naarm (so-called melbourne) on the lands of the Wurundjeri People. * Proste Yiddish is a fully volunteer project - expect some unprofessionalism ;) *
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The 'Yiddish Voice' Podcast

Yiddish Voice ייִדיש קול

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Podcast of The Yiddish Voice, a weekly hour-long Yiddish-language radio show heard in the Boston area Wednesdays, 7:30 - 8:30 PM, on WUNR 1600 AM/Brookline, MA (USA) and live-streamed via yiddishvoice.com ״דאָס ייִדישע קול״ איז אַ וועכנטלעכע ראַדיאָ פּראָגראַם אויף ייִדיש און אַ פּאָדקאַסט אויך. אגבֿ, ייִדיש שרײַבט מען אויך יידיש אָדער אידיש. הערט זיך צו און האָט הנאה!
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Yiddish in Sydney

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2020 has signalled a new dawn for Yiddish. Hit Netflix series Unorthodox has beamed the language into millions of loungerooms for the first time. Video conferencing platforms have connected Yiddish speakers – from beginners to advanced –living in lockdown. A Yiddish translation of Harry Potter sold out in days.But in Sydney – the city that hosted Australia’s first ever Yiddish theatrical performances and was once home to the much-loved Yiddish Entertainment Group – the language has been on a ...
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Arele Schaechter Viswanath, the translator of the Harry Potter book series into Yiddish, was interviewed about, and read excerpts from, his translation of the second book, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, which was recently published by Olniansky Press (Sweden, 2024) under the Yiddish title הערי פּאָטער און די קאַמער פֿון סודות. Arele works…
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Direct from engagements in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro, Shane Baker and Miryem-Khaye Seigel sat down with "The Shmooze" to talk about their latest collaboration, "BASHEVIS’S DEMONS." The performance includes three short stories by legendary Nobel Prize winner Isaac Bashevis Singer. It makes its official Off-Broadway bow at Theatre 154, 154 Chri…
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Episode 5 // Season 6 אַן אינטערװיו מיט אַניע קױפֿמענטשען I had a great time talking to Annie Kaufman all about her new translation of Ben Gold’s book Avreml Broide. Annie speaks clearly and slowly so although this is an interview episode it’s not as hard as some of them - give it a go and remember you can slow it down if needed. Buy the English tr…
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Highlights: Moyshe Hoffman, proprietor of Hoffy's Kosher Restaurant in Antwerp, Belgium, where you can "enjoy Yiddish traditional cuisine". He talks about his restaurant, some personal and family history, and a bit about Yiddish life in Antwerp. We interviewed Moyshe Hoffman at Hoffy's on Nov. 14, 2024. Hoffy's website: https://hoffys.be Richard Fe…
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Frank London visited with "The Shmooze" to chat about his latest LP, "In the City of God," and other releases. In a far-flung conversation, Frank spoke about how he became a musician, his influences past and present, and the release of the new LP. Episode 384December 5, 2024Amherst, MADe către Yiddish Book Center
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Highlights: Rukhl Schaechter (שׂרה-רחל שעכטער), editor of Forverts (a/k/a the Yiddish Forward, פֿאָרווערטס), online at forward.com/yiddish, reflects on 25 years with this Yiddish institution, originally as a writer and now as its editor. She spoke with us on Zoom from her home in Yonkers on Nov. 24, 2024. The Forward is celebrating her anniversary …
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Ilan Stavans sits down with "The Shmooze" to talk about his recently released cookbook, "Sabor Judío." Co-authored with Margaret Boyle, the collection of over 100 recipes celebrates the fusion of two culinary traditions, Jewish and Mexican, and tells the story of how cooking and eating connects Jewish Mexicans across places and generations. Episode…
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Highlights: Abraham Friedman (אבֿרהם פֿרידמאַן), publisher of Di Tzeitung (די צייטונג), a major weekly newspaper in the Chareidi world, especially among the Chassidic community in New York. In this interview he talks about what his newspaper offers, discusses current events recently covered by his newspaper, and a little about himself. We reached h…
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Ezra Glinter sat down with "The Shmooze" to talk about his recently released biography of Menachem Mendel Schneerson. This is the first biography of Schneerson to combine a nonpartisan view of his life, work, and impact with an insider’s understanding of the ideology that drove him and that continues to inspire the Chabad-Lubavitch movement today.E…
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Bonus Episode // Season 6 דער גאַנצער אינטערװיו מיט אַקטיאָר און קולטור טוער חײם װאָלפֿען. This bonus episode is a full version of the interview from episode 4 with Hy Wolfe, Yiddish actor and hard working cultural activist. In this extended version Hy talks more about his career as an actor, the history of the Yiddish theatre and a collection of Y…
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Episode 4 // Season 6 אַן אינטערװיו מיט אַקטיאָר און קולטור טוער חײם װאָלף. An interview with Hy Wolfe, Yiddish actor and hard working cultural activist. You can find out more about Hy on his website here and about CYCO here. CYCO is also on Facebook. This is an edited version of our interview - I’ll release a full version soon. Transcript Reading …
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Episode 3 // Season 6 מיר הערן פֿון סאַשע פּאַליאַן װעגן אַן עטנאָגראַפֿישע עקפּעדיציע. און אַ ביסל פּאָעזיע פֿון אונדזער מיסטעריעזער מענטש. A guest contribution from Alexandra Polyan all about her first ethnographic expedition. And some poetry from our mysterious mentsh. You can read more about the expedition here and hear interviews here. Alexandra’…
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אַ גמר חתימה טובֿה! און אַ גוט געבענטשט יאָר! Highlights: Rabbi Itzik-Boruch Teitelbaum (Monroe, NY), known as Der Pshiskher Rov, with a vort for erev Yom Kippur. We reached him by phone at his home in Monroe on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 Interviews with Israelis about Oct. 7, one year on. Avremi Zaks the host and producer of the weekly Israeli Yiddis…
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Episode 2 // Season 6 װײסט איר װעגן "די פֿלײש ריאָטס"? אונדזער גאַסט יאָרדאַן דערצײלט אַ ביסל װעגן זײער אַ טשיקאַװע געשיכטע און מיר האָבן נאָך אַ מיסטעריעזער מענטש. Do you know about the “Meat riots” of 1902? Our guest Jordan Weinstock shares a bit of this fascinating history of women’s activism. And Mysterious Mentsh is back - who is this figure f…
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In a live conversation at the Yiddish Book Center, award-winning photographer, filmmaker, and author Harvey Wang visits with "The Shmooze" to talk about his work and his recently opened exhibit, "Harvey Wang’s New York."In the early years of his career, in the 1980s, Harvey’s photographic beat was the New York City nightlife scene. Yet a very diffe…
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אַ כּתיבֿה וחתימה טובֿה! Highlights: Avrom Novershtern (Israel) Professor Emeritus of Yiddish Literature, Hebrew University, Jerusalem. We reached him by phone on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. Eli Sharfstein (Israel) writer and poet. We reached him by phone in Greece, where he was stranded due to cancelations of flights to Israel, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 202…
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This week, greetings for Rosh Hashona from friends, participants, and sponsors of The Yiddish Voice / דאָס ייִדישע קול, combined with a poetry reading by Richard Fein and Sholem Beinfeld. אַ גוט, געבענטשט יאָר אַלע אונדזערע צוהערער - לשנה טובֿה Highlights: Author and translator Richard J. Fein (Yiddish name: Ruvn-Yankev), along with his friend, col…
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Episode 1 // Season 6 מיר זײַנען צוריק מיט זײער אַ פֿײַנעם עפּיזאָד רעקאָרדירט אױף דער ייִדיש װאָך פֿון ליליע װײַצמאַן. We’re back with something new for the show - Lily Weitzman has put together a special program for us at the Yiddish Vokh - hear from different participants about what they like to get up to at this Yiddish retreat. Lily is also ac…
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David Mazower, chief-curator and writer of "Yiddish: A Global Culture," and Caleb Sher, the Yiddish Book Center’s Richard S. Herman Endowed Senior Fellow, join "The Shmooze" to share the news that the Center’s groundbreaking exhibition, "Yiddish: A Global Culture," is now live on the Bloomberg Connects app. The free, downloadable app allows users t…
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This week, greetings for Rosh Hashona from friends, participants, and sponsors of The Yiddish Voice / דאָס ייִדישע קול, combined with an exciting new interviews with Rabbi Moshe Waldoks and Holocaust survivor Henry Slucki. אַ גוט, געבענטשט יאָר אַלע אונדזערע צוהערערלשנה טובֿה Highlights: Interview with Rabbi Moshe Waldoks, whose biographical one-ma…
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This week, interviews with Perl Teitelbaum and Hy Wolfe. We spoke with them in person at 2024 Yugntruf Yidish-Vokh in Copake, NY, on Aug. 21, 2024. Paula (Perl) Teitelbaum is a Yiddish language at Arbeter Ring, Yivo Institute, and elsewhere. She talked about a new technique she's been using for teaching Yiddish by watching films. A Yiddish singer w…
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Novelist Ben Gonshor joins "The Shmooze" to talk about his debut novel, "The Book of Izzy." The book’s main character, Izzy, is a writer at wit’s end in life and on the verge of a complete breakdown with his career in wedding planning. Following an encounter with a mysterious bird seemingly visible only to him, he agrees to take on the leading role…
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Writer Joan Leegant joined "The Shmooze" to talk about her latest book, "Displaced Persons," a collection of rich, multilayered short stories, half set in Israel, half among Jewish families in the States. The fictional stories explore exile, belonging, and what it means to call a place home.Episode 378August 22, 2024Amherst, MA…
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Episode 10 // Season 5 צװײ געסט װאָס רעדן װעגן הײַנטצײַטיקע ייִדיש קולטור! בלומע רעדט װעגן קװיר ייִדישקײט און שמא רעדט װעגן קװיר הײװי־מעטאַל. גװאַלדיק! A bumper episode with two guests talking about contemporary Yiddish culture! I have a little rant about the importance of speaking Yiddish, even when your Yiddish isn’t perfect, and how grateful I a…
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