Aaron Lansky speaks with Mendy Cahan, the head of Yung Yidish and a moving force behind the surprising resurgence of Yiddish in Israel.

Episode 0055

February 22, 2013

Yiddish Book Center

Amherst, Massachusetts

Robert 'Itzik' Goldenberg has been a zamler (a volunteer book collector) for the Yiddish Book Center for the past 20 years. In a conversation with Aaron Lansky, Goldenberg recounts the adventures and encounters with Yiddish he's experienced as a zamler.

Episode 0054

January 29, 2013

Yiddish Book Center

Amherst, Massachusetts

During an engaging, reflective, and lively conversation with Aaron Lansky, we learn what's new at the Yiddish Book Center - educational programs, translation projects, and more.

Episode 0053

January 15, 2013

Yiddish Book Center

Amherst, Massachusetts

We visit with Emma Morgenstern, director of the Jewish Book Council Network, to learn about a few recently published recommended reads.

Episode 0052

January 8, 2013

Yiddish Book Center

Amherst, Massachusetts

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