Clarissa talks to Rokhl Kafrissen, a Yiddish cultural critic and playwright. You may know her from her column in Tablet Magazine, Rokhl’s Golden City, or her blog, Yiddish Praxis. Rokhl and Clarissa talk about her venture into the world of Yiddish, and what it's like to fill the gap in her knowledge of our own history. They also talk about Rokhl’s new play that explores the ethical dilemmas that can show up when collecting Yiddish folklore. This conversation was recorded in the summer of 2020.

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Follow Rokhl on Twitter at @RokhlK

The Klezmatics

Klezmer Conservatory Band

YIVO Awakening Lives

LABA: A Laboratory for Jewish Culture - 14th Street Y

Shin is for Shtumer Shabes (or Behind the Scenes with Shtumer Shabes (Silent Sabbath))

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On Wandering is produced and presented by Clarissa Marks, with intro music by Ketsa and outgoing music by Gillicuddy.

The show is recorded on the traditional land of the first people of Seattle, the Duwamish People past, present and emerging. As a land-based people in diaspora, we recognize first nations and indigenous people as the stewards of this land from time immemorial. We honor with gratitude the land itself and the Duwamish Tribe.