The Shmooze, The Yiddish Book Center's Podcast
1) Ep_397_In_geveb
"In geveb"’s board president Mindl Cohen and the journal’s editor-in-chief Jessica Kirzane visit with "The Shmooze" to talk all things "In geveb." "In geveb" is a subscription-free digital forum that ...Show More
2) Episode 396: August is Women in Translation Month
Scholar and translator Anita Norich talks to "The Shmooze" about her work translating the work of Yiddish women writers. Anita is the translator of Celia Dropkin’s "Desires," Kadya Molodovsky’s "A Jew...Show More
3) Episode 395: Reflecting on Great Jewish Books Summer Program
Sarah Biskowitz and Ruby Zuckerman joined "The Shmooze" to talk about the Great Jewish Books Summer Program. Sarah and Ruby, alums of the program, are back at the Yiddish Book Center as RAs for this y...Show More
4) Episode 394: What’s on at the Borscht Belt Fest?
Andrew Jacobs, president of the board of the Borscht Belt Museum, joins us on "The Shmooze" to talk about the Borscht Belt Museum and the annual Borscht Belt Fest. The museum is dedicated to preservin...Show More
5) Episode 393: The Backstory of Chaim Grade’s Novel Sons & Daughters
Editors Altie Karper and Todd Portnowitz sat down with "The Shmooze" to talk about Chaim Grade’s novel "Sons & Daughters" (Knopf)—newly translated into English by Rose Waldman. Originally serialized i...Show More
6) Episode 392: The Shtetl Story behind The Light Keeper
Co-authors Sheila Baslaw and Karen Levine joined "The Shmooze" to talk about "The Light Keeper," their illustrated children’s book that tells the story of ten-year-old Shmuel Saslovsky’s life in an ea...Show More
7) Episode 391: Albert Chasan Paints His Parents’ Lives
When Albert Chasan (1930–2024) retired from the marketing communications firm he founded, “It hit me: I had to do something with the stories my parents told.” He took up painting and commemorated the ...Show More
8) Episode 390: Isaac Bashevis Singer: Writings on Yiddish and Yiddishkayt
This week on "The Shmooze," writer, translator, and literary scholar David Stromberg. In a wide-ranging conversation, David talks about his recently released translation of "Isaac Bashevis Singer: Wri...Show More
9) Episode 389: Treasured Melodies—The Morris Hollender 100th Birthday Concert
Hankus Netsky joined "The Shmooze" to talk about his upcoming Morris Hollender 100th birthday concert. In conversation we spoke about how interest in Eastern European Jewish musical traditions has exp...Show More
10) Episode 388: Onscreen at the Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival
Deb Kirvoy, director of the annual Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival, joined "The Shmooze" to talk about this year’s lineup. Now in its nineteenth year, the Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival conti...Show More