The Shmooze, The Yiddish Book Center's Podcast

Aaron Lansky visits with Sebastian Schulman, director of the Yiddish Book Center's Yiddish Translation Fellowship Program, to learn about the launch of the Center's Yiddish Translation Fellowship, development of the Center's Yiddish translation website, new translations, e-publishing of Yiddish translation, and so much more. Episode 0061 April 30, 2013 Yiddish Book Center Amherst, Massachusetts

In a conversation with author, scholar, and cultural anthropologist Ruth Behar, Sebastian Schulman learns about Behar's Jewish Cuban roots, her family, and her immigration to New York. We also learn about an upcoming trip to Cuba that she will lead, as well as her recently published book "Traveling Heavy: A Memoir in between Journeys." Episode 0060 April 23, 2013 Yiddish Book Center Amherst, Massa...

Aaron Lansky visits with the Yiddish Book Center's newly announced Translation Fellows to learn about their interest in Yiddish and their translation projects. Episode 0059 April 5, 2013 Yiddish Book Center Amherst, Massachusetts

Jeffrey Yoskowitz, one of the founders of The Gefilteria, speaks with us about their new take on gefilte fish, beet kvass cocktails, Passover, and Jewish food. Episode 0058 March 19, 2013 Yiddish Book Center Amherst, Massachusetts

Aaron Lansky visits with Professor Efrat Gal- Ed to discuss the work of researching and writing a biography on Yiddish writer Itzik Manger. Episode 0057 March 12, 2013 Yiddish Book Center Amherst, Massachusetts

Ben Katchor's "Hand-Drying in America" and Mark Russ Federman's "Russ & Daughters," a cookbook memoir, are the new releases recommended by Emma Morgenstern, Director of the Jewish Book Council Network. Episode 0056 March 5, 2013 Yiddish Book Center Amherst, Massachusetts

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, Mas...

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, Massachuset...

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

Sephardic Studies professor and author Sarah Abrevaya Stein talks about editing the translation of a Ladino memoir into English and how her internship at the Yiddish Book Center shaped her understanding of Jewish languages. Episode 0041 September 4, 2012 Yiddish Book Center Amherst, Massachusetts

Shtetl Montreal founder Tamara Kramer discusses her online magazine and radio show and tells us how both push the envelope when it comes to culture, identity, and Jewish life. Visit Shetl Montreal or listen to "Shtetl on the Shortwave" here: www.shtetlmontreal.com. Episode 0040 August 28, 2012 Yiddish Book Center Amherst, Massachusetts

Poet and literary critic Adam Kirsch reflects on his early introduction to Jewish literature, and shares reading and writing advice he'll offer to students at the Yiddish Book Center’s Great Jewish Books Summer Program. To find out more about the Great Jewish Books Summer Program for high school students at the Yiddish Book Center, visit www.yiddishbookcenter.org/great-jewish-books. Episode 0039 A...

In a visit with Aaron Lansky we learn about new Yiddish-related technology, and get a recap of Yiddish Book Center events, from the Great Jewish Books Summer Program to Yidstock, an alumni reunion, and much more. Episode 0038 August 14, 2012 Yiddish Book Center Amherst, Massachusetts

Ellen Perecman, founder of the New Worlds Theatre Project, discusses the process of choosing, translating, and producing Yiddish plays for an English-speaking audience. Perecman and her company will be in residence at the Yiddish Book Center this week as they begin working on Dovid Pinski’s "Professor Brenner." Episode 0037 August 7, 2012 Yiddish Book Center Amherst, Massachusetts