Yom HaAtzmaut with Burstyn, Trinh, Sharfstein, Zaks

This week we observe Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel Independence Day)
talking with Mike Burstyn, Miriam
Trinh, Eli Sharfstein and
Avremi Zaks.


Mike Burstyn is a distinguished actor and singer
known for his roles in Yiddish, Hebrew, and English theater and
film across Israeli, American, and international stages.
Recently, he starred in the German comedy drama The Zweiflers,
awarded Best Series at the 7th annual Canneseries festival in
April 2024. Burstyn first gained prominence in Israel as a child
actor with his family's troupe, The Four Bursteins, and later
through significant roles in The Megillah of Itzik Manger (1965)
and Two Kuni Lemel (1966).


Miriam Trinh is the editor-in-chief of Afn
Shvel, teaching Yiddish language and literature at Hebrew
University and online platforms like Workers Circle and YIVO. She
has written for the Yiddish Forward (Forverts), including the
interview with Tzili Venkert described on our show and a recent
article published post-show, "לכּבֿוד יום-הזכּרון זאָל דער
געדענק־פּלאַקאַט פֿון קיבוץ בארי נישט לאָזן פֿאַרגעסן." Trinh
moved to Israel after high school and resides in Jerusalem with
her family.


Eli Sharfstein is a contemporary poet and writer
living in the Israeli kibbutz Ma’agan Michael. Born in Vilna and
moved to Israel in 1972, he is a veteran of the Yom Kippur war.
He has published two books of Yiddish poems, פּלוצעם ייִדיש and
מײַן ווילנער זאַוווּליק.


Avremi Zaks the host and producer of the weekly
Israeli Yiddish radio program "Kan Yidish." He was born in Israel
and lives in Jerusalem with his wife and children.


Links mentioned in this episode:


Beit HaLochem (Los Angeles):
https://www.israeliwoundedveterans.org

The Zweiflers TV series starring Mke Burstyn, home page

League for Yiddish: https://leagueforyiddish.org

Afn Shvel Issue #400-401 at League for Yiddish

Yiddish Forward (Forverts): https://forward.com/yiddish/

Forverts Article on Interview with Tzili Venkert, grandmother
of hostage Omar Venkert

Yiddish Branzhe: https://yiddishbranzhe.com

Kan Yiddish (כאן יידיש) archive (Avremi Zaks's Yiddish radio
show)



Music/recordings:


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