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Yiddish: Biography of a Language

Jeffrey Shandler’s new book, Yiddish: Biography of a Language (Oxford UP, 2020), presents the story of Yiddish, the defining vernacular of Ashkenazi Jews, from its origins to the present. Shandler relates the multifaceted history of Yiddish in the f... more

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Aya Elyada, "A Lingering Legacy: The Afterlife of Yiddish in German-Jewish Culture, 1818–1938" (Stanford UP, 2026)

Aya Elyada is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her research focuses on German and German-Jewish cultural history, Yiddish-German encounters, and the social history of language and translation.... more

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Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz, "Rambam Mishne Torah, Volume 1" (Koren Publishers, 2026)

The Rambam, Maimonides, was one of the intellectual giants of world history. His greatest and most ambitious work was the Mishne Torah. And now the Steinsaltz Center together with Koren Publishers have produced a beautiful new edition with English tr... more

3 May 2026 • 25 min

Roger Frie, "Edge of Catastrophe: Erich Fromm, Fascism and the Holocaust" (Oxford UP, 2024)

Erich Fromm, the prominent twentieth-century public intellectual and psychoanalyst, was recognized for his courageous stand against fascism, racism, and human destructiveness. Until now, however, little has been known about the extent to which Fromm'... more

3 May 2026 • 1 hr 3 min

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How could you possibly conduct this interview without asking about - or the author raising- the NYTimes best selling book by Judy Batalion’s, Light of Days, which won countless awards including the National Jewish Book Award and which virtually covers the same material? So you just pretend it doesn’t exist?That is disingenuous and a real disservice to your readers.
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Excellent programming
Enjoy listening to all of the content, thank you. Please lower the volume of your advertisers. It can get pretty obnoxious and makes listening difficult.
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AlanaBog
United Statesa year ago
Wonderful subjects
I love the discussants and books chosen for this podcast and rarely skip an episode. They have taught me a lot. My only gripe is the non-engaged, non-sequitur, book report-like style of questioning of the interviewer. The questions are good but they break up the flow of the conversation, keeping it from being the deep discussion that could otherwise result from more carefully woven lines of questioning.
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Sasha Senderovich and Harriet Murav, "In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union" (Stanford UP, 2026)

Q: How do you handle multilingual passages, such as Ukrainian terms embedded in dialogue, in the English translations?

We preserve certain multilingual terms (e.g., Ukrainian) with glosses, and decide on a case-by-case basis when to translate or transliterate to maintain the texture while avoiding reader confusion.

Sasha Senderovich and Harriet Murav, "In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union" (Stanford UP, 2026)

Q: What range of voices and linguistic backgrounds do you include in the anthology, and how did you decide which authors to translate?

We selected seven authors across Yiddish and Russian, aiming for a breadth of time, geography, and style, including voices from prewar to postwar Soviet life, and ensuring the translations would be readable while preserving linguistic flavor and authenticity.

Karolina Przewrocka-Aderet, "Polanim: From Poland to Israel" (Academic Studies Press, 2026)

Q: So we always begin the same way. Rather than me introduce you, you introduce yourself—tell us a little about yourself and why you decided to write this book.

Karolina explains her background in Kraków, her long engagement with the Polish Jewish story, and how personal experiences and regional memory shaped Polanim's human-centered, interview-based approach rather than a traditional academic history.

The Barton Brothers, Mickey Katz, and Others: Yiddish-English Bilingual Parody Songs

Q: What attracted the Jewish audience to this vulgar yet nostalgic humor?

The host explains that nostalgia for fading Yiddish culture, combined with high musical craftsmanship and clever, boundary-pushing lyrics, made the material appealing, while acknowledging that for some critics the vulgarity was problematic, yet audience appetite remained strong.

Fermenting and Foraging: Resourcefulness in the Historical and Contemporary Kitchen

Q: What should home cooks be fermenting right now, given the season, and what equipment or materials matter most?

Start with basics: learn a 2-3% salt brine, maintain clean surfaces and hands, and favor farm-market produce if possible; kombinations like sauerkraut, pickles, and even fermented potatoes or squash can be rewarding as introductory projects.

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