Beinfeld (New): Trump 2; Schaechter (Encore): 25 Years at Forverts

Highlights:



Sholem Beinfeld, regular co-host of The
Yiddish Voice and professor emeritus at Washington University,
St. Louis, shares thoughts on the new Trump administration as
of March 5, 2025, one day after President Trump's first speech
to Congress of his second administration.


Rukhl Schaechter (שׂרה-רחל
שעכטער), editor of Forverts (a/k/a the Yiddish
Forward, פֿאָרווערטס), online at forward.com/yiddish, reflects
on 25 years with this Yiddish institution, originally as a
writer and now as its editor. She spoke with us on Zoom from
her home in Yonkers on Nov. 24, 2024. (Previously aired Nov.
27, 2024)



Music:


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



Air date: March 5, 2025