Arele Schaechter Viswanath: Harry Potter un di Kamer fun Soydes

Arele Schaechter Viswanath, the translator
of the Harry Potter book series into Yiddish, was interviewed
about, and read excerpts from, his translation of the second
book, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, which was
recently published by Olniansky Press (Sweden, 2024) under
the Yiddish title הערי פּאָטער און די קאַמער פֿון סודות.
Arele works in the field of strategy and analytics at tech
companies in New York City, while "moonlighting" as a Yiddish
translator. His previous translations include the first Harry
Potter book (הערי פּאָטער און דער פֿילאָסאָפֿישער שטיין); Do
you know Pippi Longstocking? (צי קענסטו פּיפּי לאַנגשטרימפּ);
and Uh-oh! (געוואַלד). To purchase the latest Harry Potter
book in Yiddish in the US we suggest you either email CYCO
Yiddish Book Center at cycobooks@aol.com or visit the League
for Yiddish Store's Harry Potter book 2 page. For non-USA
orders, we recommend purchasing directly from the publisher
Olniansky Press's Harry Potter page.




Lillian Shporer-Leavitt (לאה), co-host of
The Yiddish Voice, led the interview with Arele, as she
previously did for the first book in 2020. Lillian grew up in
Boston in a Yiddish-speaking home and has been teaching and
translating Yiddish in the Boston area for several decades.




Our show ended with a selection of Hanukkah recordings. Happy
Hanukkah! אַ פֿריילעכן חנוכּה




Music:


Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an instrumental
track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing Waltz

John Williams: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets:
Complete Motion Picture Score (excerpts)

A series of Hanukkah in performed by various singers and
musicians, including Moishe Oysher and the Pripetshik Singers.



Air date: Dec 11, 2024