Barry Goldstein's Yiddish translation of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" has just been released. Aaron Lansky visits with Goldstein to learn how and why he took on the translation.

You can purchase the book here:

http://cart.booksite.com/4382/shop/der-hobit-the-hobbit/

Episode 0051

December 18, 2012

Yiddish Book Center

Amherst, Massachusetts

Tori Avey visits with us to talk about Jewish food and to share tips on making the perfect latke. A convert to Judaism, Tori is a "culinary anthropologist" and author of the award-winning "The Shiksa in the Kitchen," a food blog about Jewish cuisine.

Episode 0050

December 11, 2012

Yiddish Book Center

Amherst, Massachusetts

Jordan Kutzik, senior fellow at the Yiddish Book Center, is overseeing the restoration and remastering of some 1,000 hours of archival recordings of Yiddish writers. In an interview with Aaron Lansky, Kutzik shares stories about the amazing content he's finding on these historic tapes and the surprises he's encountering in the process.

Episode 0049

December 4, 2012

Yiddish Book Center

Amherst, Massachusetts

Award-winning director Erik Anjou talks to us about his latest documentary project "The Deli Man." Anjou has been traveling across the country in pursuit of the story of deli, including the deli man Ziggy Gruber. We caught up with him on the trail to learn about the film, the deli culture, and the people behind the counter.

Episode 0048

November 27, 2012

Yiddish Book Center

Amherst, Massachusetts

Photographer Arnold Chekow visits with Aaron Lansky to share stories about the Yiddish cultural icons he photographed in New York in the 1960s.

Episode 0047

November 20, 2012

Yiddish Book Center

Amherst, Massachusetts

The story behind the newly released "Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary."

Professor Solon Beinfeld and Dr. Harry Bochner, editors of the new "Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary," visit with Aaron Lansky and share the story behind their soon-to-be-released dictionary.

Episode 0046

November 13, 2012

Yiddish Book Center

Amherst, Massachusetts

A month into their Fellowship, Jessica Parker and Allison Posner sit down to answer our questions about their work and their interest and passion for Yiddish language and culture.

Episode 0045

October 30, 2012

Yiddish Book Center

Amherst, Massachusetts

Aaron Lansky visits with Tent's program director, Josh Lambert, to discuss the Yiddish Book Center's new program. Tent will offer immersive, intense, free, week-long workshops for Jewish twentysomethings.

http://www.tentsite.org/

Episode 0044

October 23, 2012

Yiddish Book Center

Amherst, Massachusetts

Author, culture commentator, and scholar Ilan Stavans speaks with Josh Lambert about a program originally planned for November 2012. Yiddish con Salsa, a weekend program at the Yiddish Book Center has been scheduled for April 19-21, 2013.

For more information and to register, visit www.yiddishbookcenter.org/yiddish-con-salsa.

Episode 0043

September 25, 2012

Yiddish Book Center

Amherst, Massachusetts

This summer Christa Whitney took the Wexler Oral History Project out of the Yiddish Book Center's studio and into the field. Whitney tells us about the interviews she conducted in cities from Baltimore to Vilnius, and why she loves the opportunity to ask the important questions.

Episode 0042

September 11, 2012

Yiddish Book Center

Amherst, Massachusetts