Proste Yiddish

19/07/2024

Episode 6 is out now!

Our guest this week is Andrey , a Moscow-born Yiddish student who tells us a little about the history of Birobidzhan, a very interesting part of Soviet and Yiddish history. And well, I’ve gotten really into walking again lately so I talk a bit about that and something special I saw in a suburb not far from my home.

אונדזער גאַסט הײַנט איז אַנדרײ און ער רעדט װעגן ביראָביזשאַן - אַ סאָװעטישע ייִדישלאַנד? און איך רעד װעגן שפּאַצירן און װאָס איך האָב געזען לעצטנס אין אַ פֿאָרשטאָט נישט װײַט פֿון מײַן הײם.

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Transcript
Find relevant links, improve your reading, and learn new vocab in the Yiddish transcript
https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS5E6

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#יידיש #ייִדיש

06/07/2024

די מאַמע רעדט װעגן װען זי איז אָנגעקומען אין אױסטראַליע און געגאַנען אין שול אַרײַן. און איך רעדט װעגן מײַנע טײַערע חבֿרטע אַני, און װי זי האָט געבױט איר אײגענע הױז.

My mum is back and this time she talks about when she arrived in Australia and was sent straight off to school. And I talk about my dear friend Annie and how she built her own home, despite having no experience in house building! You can see some great photos of Annie’s place, the rugs she makes and my Mum as a pitsi kind, in the transcript. Or check out https://www.instagram.com/annieautumnloves.

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Transcript
Find relevant links, improve your reading and learn new vocab in the Yiddish transcript:
https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS5E5

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#ייִדיש #יידיש

04/07/2024

Did you hear episode 4 yet?landau is our guest, and he talks about raising his son with Yiddish, even though it’s not his own first language. And following our recent star moment in article on free, online resources to learn Yiddish I talk about another of the listed resources, Yiddishpop!

As always, listen and youtube links are at https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish

אין דעם עפּיזאָד רעדט יוסף לאַנדאַו װעגן פּרוּװן צו דערציען זײַן קינד מיט ייִדיש און איך רעד אַ ביסל װעגן ייִדישפּאָפּ

28/06/2024

Proste Yiddish in the Forverts! Our heymish little podcast, completely volunteer made is in good company here!

One podcast is specially designed for intermediate students

23/06/2024

מינע־ליפֿשע רעדט װעגן אַ פּאָר פֿאַרװײַלערישע ביכער און איך רעד װעגן אַ װיכטיקן פֿיגור פֿון געשיכטע - אַ מענטש װאָס איז געװען אַ גרױסער מאַכער אין די אוניאָנס.

This episode our guest is Meena-Lifshe Viswanath who tells us about a few Yiddish page-turners - fiction in some surprising genres. And in our Mysterious Person I describe someone an important figure from American labour history, a big player in the unions. Can you guess who it is?

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Transcript
Find relevant links, improve your reading and learn new vocab in the Yiddish transcript:
https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS5E3

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#ייִדיש #יידיש

14/06/2024

אונדזער ערשטע טעלעװיזיע רעצענזיע! פּראָסטע ייִדיש איז איצט אַ פּאָפּ־קולטור פּראָגראַם! און איך רעד װעגן די ייִדישע טראַדיציע פֿון געבורטסטעג.. אָדער נישט?

In this episode - our first television review - Jorie Slodki reviews a new Netflix animated series. Proste Yiddish is now a pop-culture podcast! And I talk a little about birthdays in the Jewish tradition (or not!)

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https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/esther-s6/episodes/TV-Review--Birthdays-e2kjnl4

Transcript
Find relevant links, improve your reading and learn new vocab in the Yiddish transcript:
https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS5E2

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#ייִדיש #יידיש

07/06/2024

תּמרה מיקנער איז צוריק! זי רעדט װעגן דעם ייִדישן טעאַטער אין לאָנדאָן און איך רעד װעגן די אַלע אַקטיװיטעטן אױף ייִדיש סוף־װאָך אױסטראַליע.

This week’s special guest is Tamara Micner who returns to talk about Yiddish theatre and some recent happenings in London. I’ve just returned from Yiddish Sof-Vokh Australia so we play a game where you can guess which activities I took part in.

See more about Tamara and her teaching and theatre work here: https://www.tamaramicner.com/

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https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/esther-s6/episodes/Yiddish-Theatre-in-London--What-did-I-do-at-Yiddish-Sof-Vokh-e2kjk9h

Transcript
Find relevant links, improve your reading and learn new vocab in the Yiddish transcript:
https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS5E1

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#יידיש #ייִדיש

20/05/2024

מיר הערן פֿון עמאַ ברעסלאָן װעגן איר פֿאָרשונג און אַ ביסל װעגן כאַװער פּאַװער.

In this episode we hear from Emma Breslow about her research on Jewish-English and other topics! And in Vos Leyent Men I talk a little about the Communist writer of children’s literature, Chaver Paver.

See more about Emma and her research here: https://www.emmabreslow.com/research

This episode is the end of Season 4 so there will be a little break and then we’ll be back with Season 5. Get in touch if you want to be a guest on the show!

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/6FWxWhAUd1v4EPr1gDuKiR?si=170eff9ed8534f8d

Transcript
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https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS4E10

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#יידיש #ייִדיש

11/05/2024

אַ באַזונדערער עפּיזאָד און אַ ביסל װעגן עספּעראַנטאָ.

It's kind of a special anniversary.. well not too big a deal. Indulge me as I talk a little about starting the podcast. And a section about Esperanto and it’s connection to Yiddish.

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https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/esther-s6/episodes/An-anniversary--Esperanto-e2jelou

Transcript
Find relevant links, improve your reading and learn new vocab in the Yiddish transcript:
https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS4E9

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#ייִדיש #יידיש

03/05/2024

We're back with more Yiddish listening practice for learners and everyone who likes hearing a little Yiddish. In the new episode our mind is still on Pesach! We're talking all kinds of haggadahs and everyone's favourite wandering prophet, Elyahu Hanovi (Elijah).

Find the podcast wherever you listen or link in the comments.

15/04/2024

אַ מעשׂה װעגן אַ הינטל פֿון זוני גאָנזאַלעז און מיר שפּילן אין מיסטעריעזער מענטש!

It’s our 36th episode (double chai!) and we have an adorable story about a dog called Maple from Maya “Zuni” González and learn about a Yiddish cultural figure in another round of Misteriezer Mentsh.

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https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/esther-s6/episodes/Meypl-dos-hintl--Misteriezer-Mentsh-e2ia5as

Transcript
Improve your reading and learn new vocab in the Yiddish transcript:
https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS4E6

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#יידיש #ייִדיש

05/04/2024

אַ קורצער עפּיזאָד - מיר הערן פֿון מײַן שװעסטער רות װאָס דערצײלט װעגן איר חבֿרטע צילאַ פֿערשט.

A short episode this week as I’ve been visited by Covid. My sister talks about her friend Cyla, who helped her to learn Yiddish.

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https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/esther-s6/episodes/Mayn-Shvesters-Chaverte-Cyla-e2i0e7s

Transcript
Improve your reading and learn new vocab in the Yiddish transcript:
https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS4E5

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#יידיש #ייִדיש

22/03/2024

אַ פּורים עפּיזאָד - איך רעד װעגן די טראַדיציעס פֿון פּורים אין מײַן משפּחה און מיר הערן פֿון אַ אלישבע, אַ צוהערער װאָס רעד װעגן װאָס מען טראָגט אױפֿן קאָפּ!

A Purim episode! I speak a little about Purim traditions and the beloved Purim plays in my family. Plus we hear from returning guest Elisheva, a Yiddish student who tells us all about the variety of headcoverings in Jewish culture.

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/0zS45ZysJPpNJP0yFqnEwi?si=GY_9OFj3Sieb7PGnaYz3bQ

Transcript
Improve your reading, find links to other Yiddish Purim content and learn new vocab in the Yiddish transcript:
https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS4E4

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#ייִדיש #יידיש

19/03/2024

Welcome back tsuherers! A new episode of Proste Yiddish was released on Thursday. Check it out!

אַן עפּיזאָד װעגן שלום־עליכמען! קאַטערינאַ קוזנעצאָוואַ רעדט װעגן דעם באַרימטן שרײַבער און איך רעד אַ ביסל װעגן לײענען זײַן װערק.

An episode all about Sholem Aleichem. Katerina Kuznetsova talks about the beloved Yiddish writer and why it’s so worthwhile to read his work. And I talk a little about some resources for reading Sholem Aleichem in Yiddish if you’re a Yiddish learner.

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/7vo0KeISxKq4FHFJyUcDj9?si=dc7b7673c9884ec0

Transcript
Improve your reading, find links to all the videos and learn new vocab in the Yiddish transcript:
https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS4E3

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#ייִדיש #יידיש

08/03/2024

אונדזער גאַסט הײַנט איז יואַל בלעכער. יואל רעדט װעגן לערנען זיך ייִדיש אין בערלין. און ער האָט געהאַט אַ פּאָר פֿראַגעס פֿאַר מיר - איז, איך רעד אַ ביסל װעגן ייִדיש אין מײַן משפּחה און װען איך האָב אָנגהױבן זיך צו לערנען ייִדיש.

Our guest today is Joel Blecher who has a beautiful story about learning Yiddish in Berlin and the historical resonances. Joel also had a few questions for me, so I speak a little about Yiddish in my family and starting to study Yiddish.

יואל בלעכר איז אַן אַסאָציאַצירטער פּראָפּעסאָר פון געשיכטע ביי דער דזשאָרדזש וואַשינגטאָן אוניווערסיטעט. ער איז אַן עקספערט אין יסלאַמישער געשיכטע און דענקען, מיט אַ ספּעציאַליזירונג אין ניצן אַרכיוון און עטנאָגראַפישע פֿעלד-פאָרשונג אין לענדער װי סיריע, יעמען, סאַודי אַראַביע, טוניסיע, טערקיי און אינדיע. יועל איז דער מחבר פון "סאַיד דער נביא פון גאָט: האַדיטה קאָמענטאַר איבער אַ טויזנט יאָר", וואָס איז איבערגעזעצט אין אַראַביש, און האָט מיטגעאַרבעט איבער די איבערזעצונג פֿון "Ibn Hajar's Merits of the Plague" פֿאַר Penguin Classics וואָס איז אַרױס אין מערץ 2023. הײַ יאָר איז יואל אויף פֿאָרשונג-לאָזן, דינענדיק ווי אַ יונגערמאַן אין די וויסנשאַפֿטסקאָלעדזש אין בערלין און אויך ווי דער ״Bayard Dodge״ באַזונדער באזוכן געלאָדענער פּראָפּעסאָר ביי דער אַמעריקאַנער אוניווערסיטעט אין קאַיר.

Transcript
Improve your reading, find links to all the videos and learn new vocab in the Yiddish transcript:
https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS4E2

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#יידיש #ייִדיש

03/03/2024

אין דעם עפּיזאָד אַ מעשׂה װעגן מײַן קאַץ פּרינץ - אײנע פֿון מײַנע באַליבסטע מעשׂות צו דערצײלן. און אַ קלײנער באַריכט װעגן דער געשיכטע פֿון ייִדיש און אירע דיאַלעקטן.

We’re back with a fourth season of Yiddish listening practice on Proste Yiddish. This episode: my favourite story to tell about my cat Prince, and a short report from a listener about the history of the Yiddish language and its dialects. If you find it a bit challenging remember you can adjust the playback speed in your player and follow the transcript to help with your comprehension.

Do you want easier or harder episodes? Any topic or vocab in particular you’d like to hear more of - let us know!

Transcript
Improve your reading, find links to all the videos and learn new vocab in the Yiddish transcript: http://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS4E1

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#ייִדיש #יידיש

29/01/2024

Welcome back tsuherers! A new episode of Proste Yiddish is out now. Check out the link on our page to find this episode and a link to a partial transcript of the audio.

אַן אינטערװיו מיט דזשײק שנײַדערען װאָס פֿירט אָן מיט "שמועס און װײַן" אין בערלין.

Another interview! I spoke with Jake Schneider about a shmues krayz that he organises in Berlin called “Shmues un Vayn”. This was recorded over zoom so apologies for the audio quality.

Check out the workshop Jake presented for KlezCalifornia about how to start your own successful shmues group on the KlezCalifornia YouTube channel.

Thank you to Jake for letting us use some of his art for this weeks social media post. To keep up with more of Jake Schneider’s work check out his social media handles below.
Twitter:
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#ייִדיש #יידיש

16/01/2024

Sholem aleykhem! An exciting new episode of Proste Yiddish is out. Check out the link on our page to find this episode and a link to a partial transcript of the audio.

אין דעם עפּיזאָד רעד איך װעגן לײענען און זײער אַ װיכטיקע רעסורס - דער ייִדישער טעם־טעם. דער ייִדישער טעם־טעם איז אַ זשורנאַל פֿאַר ייִדיש לערנערס.

In this episode I talk a little about what kind of materials are most useful for language learners and a great resource for Yiddish learners - Der Yiddisher Tam-Tam. It’s a little magazine that was published for many years and is full of articles written just for Yiddish learners.

I read an excerpt from an article published in the 100th issue of Der Yiddisher Tam-tam. There’s a little bit of tricky vocab, and we don’t have footnotes, so be sure to check the transcript for vocab notes.

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#ייִדיש #יידיש

08/01/2024

Welcome back listeners! A new weekly episode of Proste Yiddish is out now. Check out the link on our page to find this episode and a link to the transcript of the audio.

אַן עפּיזאָד װעגן מוזיקאַלישע פּיעסעס - אַ רעצענזיע פֿון אַ צוהערער, און אַ ביסל װעגן מײַן באַציונג צו זײ

An episode all about musicals - a review of a recent Yiddish production from our listener, Beynish and a little bit about my relationship to musicals.

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#ייִדיש #יידיש

31/12/2023

Sholem aleykhem tsuherers! There is a new bonus episode of Proste Yiddish out now. Check out the link on our page to find a link to this episode and a link to a partial transcript of the audio.

אַ צוגאָב עפּיזאָד פֿאַר אַדװאַנצירטע ייִדיש־לערנערס - דער גאַנצער אינטערװיו מיט חנה פּאָלאַקען, אַרכיװאַר בײַם פֿאָרװערץ

This is a special episode - I had some requests for longer episodes for advanced students so this episode is the full interview that I conducted with Chana Pollack, archivist at The Forward (דער פֿאָרװערץ).

The language in this episode is a lot more complicated than our usual format, and of course it’s a lot longer. So if you’re not ready for this much Yiddish don’t worry, we’ll be back next week with a regular episode.

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#ייִדיש #יידיש

22/12/2023

A new episode of Proste Yiddish is out now! Check out our page to find this episode and a link to the transcript of the audio.

דער ענטפֿער צו מיסטעריעזער מענטש און איך רעד אַ ביסל װעגן װאָס איך האָב לעצטנס געטאָן.

In this episode we have the answer to last week’s Misteriezer Mentsh and I talk a little about what I’ve been up to lately. We’ve had a visit from some very special people….

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#ייִדיש #יידיש

15/12/2023

A new episode of Proste Yiddish is out tsuherers! Check out our page to find links to this episode and to a transcript of the audio.

אין דעם עפּיזאָד - אַ פּרעכטיקע רעקאָרדירונג פֿון אָשן עוונז שאַרמאַ װעגן װינטער און אַ נײַער מיסטעריעזער מענטש!

We received a beautiful recording from Osian Evans Sharma, a Yiddish teacher in England who has some advice for you about staying warm in winter. And a new Mysterious Mentsh - can you guess who this is? Someone who was active in the underground resistance in Warsaw…..

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08/12/2023

Sholem aleykhem! A new episode of Proste Yiddish was just released. Check out the featured posts on our page to find a link to this episode and to the transcript of the audio.

אין דעם עפּיזאָד שפּיל איך אַ פּאָר טײלן פֿון מײַן אינטערװיו מיט חנה פּאָלאַקן, אַרכיװאַר בײַם פֿאָרװערץ. חנה רעדט װעגן איר אַרבעט און אַ בילד װאָס זי האָט פֿעפֿונען אין אַרכיװ.

In this episode I play a few excerpts from an interview I conducted with Chana Pollack, archivist at The Forward newspaper (established as a Yiddish daily in 1897!). I’ll release the full interview soon as a bonus episode for those who want to try listening to something a bit more advanced. I asked Chana about her work and her article about LGBTQ stories and silences in the archive..

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01/12/2023

Welcome back tsuherers! A new episode of Proste Yiddish is out so give it a listen. Check out the link in our featured post to find episodes and transcripts.

אַ גאַסטשטערן אױף פּראָסטע ייִדיש - שולי אלישבע רעדט װעגן ייִדיש. מיר האָבן אױך אַ פֿילם רעצענזיע - איך רעד װעגן דעם נײַעם ייִדיש פֿילם, שטטל.

A guest star on this episode - Shuli Elisheva (Yiddish Empowerment Coach) speaks about her changing ideas about Yiddish. And our first film review - I discuss the new Yiddish film SHTTL.

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28/11/2023

Sholem aleykhem tsuherers! A new episode of Proste Yiddish released this past Thursday. Check out the link in our featured post to find episodes and transcripts.

אין דעם עפּיזאָד רעד איך װעגן די צוהערערס - װאָס װײס איך װעגן אײַך? און מיר האָבן אַ גאַסט - תּמרה מיקנער רעדט װעגן װי די באָבע־זײדע האָבן גערעדט ייִדיש.

We’re back with Season 3!

In this episode we have a lovely guest recording from Tamara Micner who talks about the Yiddish that her bobbe and zeyde spoke when she was young. And I delve into the listener stats to talk about who you all are!

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15/11/2023

Check out all the episodes and links to podcast players here!

A podcast for anyone who wants to learn Yiddish! Short episodes in plain Yiddish with transcripts and vocab for students. פּראָסט Prost = plain, common, simple, for the masses! You can find all the transcripts here: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscripts Want to contribute or give feedback? Go...

15/11/2023

Sholem aleykhem! Welcome to Proste Yiddish, a Yiddish learning podcast.

The podcast is designed to help get learners listening to some simple Yiddish. Every episode comes with a full transcript and vocab notes so you can follow along and boost your Yiddish comprehension.

You can find the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and most other podcast distributors. Check it out and let us know how it helps with your Yiddish learning!