Mike Burstyn, Eitan Kensky

Eitan Kensky is Director of Collections at the
Yiddish Book Center ((yiddishbookcenter.org)) as well as
chairman of the board of In Geveb, the online journal of
Yiddish studies ((ingeveb.org)), which he cofounded.
Previously, he was the preceptor in Yiddish at Harvard
University, where he received his PhD in Jewish studies. The
interview was jointly conducted by Mark David and Sholem
Beinfeld. We interviewed Eitan at Sholem's home in Cambridge,
MA, in Oct 2017. Additional info:
(https://ingeveb.org/people/eitan-kensky)


Mike Burstyn is a veteran American-Israeli
actor and singer, who has also performed world wide on the
Yiddish stage, having begun performing as a child in the famed
Burstein family of actors. He recently wrote, directed, and
produced the new Israeli feature film Azimuth, a drama that
takes place at the end of the Six-Day War. The film was
recently screened at the Los Angeles Israel Film Festival. We
reached Mike by phone in Los Angeles yesterday. Additional info
about Mike: (http://www.mikeburstyn.com/Bio.htm); and about the
film Azimuth:
(http://www.israelfilmfestival.com/films/azimuth/)

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



Air Date: Novermber 15, 2017