Benny Mer, Kolya Borodulin

Today's guests:



Benny Mer, author of recent book, written in
Hebrew, Smocza: A Biography of a Jewish Street in Warsaw
(סמוצ׳ה: ביאגרפיה של רחוב יהודי בוורשה, בני מר
https://www.magnespress.co.il/en/book/Smocza-4170)


Kolya Borodulin, Director of Yiddish
Programming at Workers Circle
(https://circle.org/what-we-do/yiddish-language/), 2020 Spring
Yiddish Classes starting soon -- info:
https://theworkerscircle.salsalabs.org/nonmemberyiddishregistrationspring2020/index.html



Both interviews are by Sholem Beinfeld,
co-chief-editor of the Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary.


Music excerpts:

Chava Alberstein: Mayn Shvester Khaye (My Sister Khaye)
(Words and music by Binem Heller)

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





Air Date: February 12, 2020