COVID-19 with Jake Turx, Yosef Rapaport; and Eli Rosen, 'Unorthodox' Yiddish Actor & Consultant

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We present discussions on two timely topics, all in Yiddish:


(1) COVID-19: a roundtable discussion of the novel coronavirus,
aka "Covid-19", with special guests Jake Turx,
@JakeTurx on Twitter and Whitehouse correspondent for Ami
Magazine (http://www.amimagazine.org); and Yosef
Rapaport, @YosefRapaport on Twitter and commentator for
hotline broadcaster Kol Mevaser (http://Yiddish24.com).


Recorded in the late afternoon of Weds. Apr 1 2020, just before
the live broadcast.


Note: this has been shortened for time for the broadcast; full
interview will be made available presently as a bonus
podcast. Joining in the full interview is regular
co-host Sholem Beinfeld, Co-Chief Editor of the
Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary and Professor of
History, Emeritus, at Washington University, and Mark (Meyer)
David, host and producer of The Yiddish Voice.


(2) Eli Rosen, actor (in the role of the Rebbe) as well as
Yiddish translator, coach, and cultural consultant for the new
Netflix miniseries Unorthodox, which deals with life in a NY
Chassidic community, and features dialog mostly in Yiddish by an
international cast of actors, mostly non-Yiddish speaking -- it's
coming out released this week on Netflix! Info: Eli Rosen:
http://elirosen.net/ Unorthodox:
https://www.netflix.com/title/81019069


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

Incidental Music: Malavsky Family, Pesach Music: Ho Lakhmo
Anyo and Fir Kashes



Air Date: April 1, 2020