Learning and using Yiddish - an interview with Jake (Yankl) Krakovsky

Chanukah חנוכּה

Note: This episode was recorded and released 12th December before the horrors at Bondi. We are grieving, shocked and angry - there is far too much violence in this world. May we all work together towards a world where everyone can live in safety and dignity. Episode 10  // Season 6 חנוכּה How has it taken this long for us to have a Khanike/Chanukah/Hannukah episode?? Well here it is and just in time. I talk a little about where some of the customs of Chanukah might have come from, the story and how we celebrate it in my family.   You can listen to Sholem Aleichem’s story Channukah Gelt here [https://forward.com/yiddish/478784/read-or-listen-to-sholem-aleichems-story-hanukkah-gelt/] (and read along too). Transcript There is a full transcript for this episode here with a vocabulary list: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS6E10 [https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS6E10].  If you find the transcript too hard to understand, you can paste it into this wonderful tool [https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/yiddish/showDefs.cgi] from Refoyl Finkel and it will provide you with clickable definitions. Send us a recording! Send us a little story about yourself, a review, something on a favourite topic. Get in touch, I’m happy to help you edit a script.  Follow the Yiddish We are on youtube, instagram and facebook. Check out the links here https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish [https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish] Music All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tres_Tristes_Tangos/singles], ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠ [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/crowander/contact]Danny Bale⁠⁠ [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/danny-bale/contact] & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠ [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Underscore_Orkestra/contact]. Full details ⁠⁠in the transcript⁠⁠. Support the Show Thanks for listening and as always, if you like the show, please share it in your Yiddish circles!  You can also leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen to the show. אַ דאַנק! Proste Yiddish is entirely volunteer-made, on the lands of the Djiringanj people of the Yuin Nation (in so-called oystralie).

KlezKanada & a little update

Episode 9  // Season 6 קלעז־קאַנאַדאַ און אַ ביסל נײַעס In this episode we have a lovely little report from KlezKanada. Thanks to Miri Villerius and Jessica "Eshke" Kirzane for putting this together. And after a long break from talking about myself I'm back with a little life update about my move to the coast. --- If you’re interested in attending KlezKanada's 2026 Summer Retreat, it will take place from Monday, August 17 to Sunday, August 23 in Québec and the yearly disciplinary focus will be the Yiddish language. Learn more at https://klezkanada.org/ [https://klezkanada.org/] Transcript There is a full transcript for this episode here with a vocabulary list: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS6E9 [https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS6E9]. If you find the transcript too hard to understand, you can paste it into this wonderful tool [https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/yiddish/showDefs.cgi] from Refoyl Finkel and it will provide you with clickable definitions.  Send us a recording! Send us a little story about yourself, a review, something on a favourite topic. Get in touch, I’m happy to help you edit a script.  Follow the Yiddish We are on youtube, instagram and facebook. Check out the links here https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish [https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish] Music All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tres_Tristes_Tangos/singles], ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠ [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/crowander/contact]Danny Bale⁠⁠ [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/danny-bale/contact] & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠ [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Underscore_Orkestra/contact]. Full details ⁠⁠in the transcript⁠⁠. Support the Show Thanks for listening and as always, if you like the show, please share it in your Yiddish circles!  You can also leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen to the show. אַ דאַנק! Proste Yiddish is entirely volunteer-made, on the lands of the Djiringanj people of the Yuin Nation (in so-called oystralie).

Jews and Yiddish in Brazil with Gustavo Emos & Clara Greif

Episode 8  // Season 6 ייִדן און ייִדיש אין בראַזיל מיט גוסטאַװאָ־גרשום עמאָס און קלאַראַ רחל גרײף In this episode we hear from Yiddish teachers Gustavo-Gershon Emos and Clara Rokhl Greif with a special report from Brazil. They discuss the history of Jews and Yiddish in the country as well as the contemporary Yiddish scene.  Transcript There is a full transcript for this episode here with links to some of the places discussed in the episode: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS6E8 [https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS6E8]. If you find the transcript too hard to understand,you can paste it into this wonderful tool [https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/yiddish/showDefs.cgi] from Refoyl Finkel and it will provide you with clickable definitions.  Send us a recording! Send us a little story about yourself, a review, something on a favourite topic. Get in touch, I’m happy to help you edit a script.  Follow the Yiddish We are on youtube, instagram and facebook. Check out the links here https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish [https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish] Music All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tres_Tristes_Tangos/singles], ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠ [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/crowander/contact]Danny Bale⁠⁠ [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/danny-bale/contact] & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠ [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Underscore_Orkestra/contact]. Full details ⁠⁠in the transcript⁠⁠. Support the Show Thanks for listening and as always, if you like the show, please share it in your Yiddish circles!  You can also leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen to the show. אַ דאַנק! Proste Yiddish is entirely volunteer-made, on the lands of the Djiringanj people of the Yuin Nation (in so-called oystralie).

Learning and using Yiddish - an interview with Jake (Yankl) Krakovsky

Episode 7  // Season 6 לערנען זיך ייִדיש׃ אַן אינטערװיו מיט יאַנקל קראַקאָװסקין We’re back!!! I had a great time chatting with Jake (Yankl) Krakovsky [https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/collections/oral-histories/interviews/woh-fi-0001469/jake-yankl-krakovsky-2022] for this interview. We discuss how Jake learned Yiddish and got into translation. This is an excerpt from a longer interview - I hope to release a little more in a few weeks as a bonus episode. Transcript There isn’t a full transcript for this episode yet but you can see a little here: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS6E7 [https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS6E7]. If you are able to help with transcribing interviews please get in touch. If you find the transcript too hard to understand,you can paste it into this wonderful tool [https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/yiddish/showDefs.cgi] from Refoyl Finkel and it will provide you with clickable definitions. Send us a recording! Send us a little story about yourself, a review, something on a favourite topic. Get in touch, I’m happy to help you edit a script.  Follow the Yiddish We are on youtube, instagram and facebook. Check out the links here https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish [https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish] Music All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tres_Tristes_Tangos/singles], ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠ [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/crowander/contact]Danny Bale⁠⁠ [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/danny-bale/contact] & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠ [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Underscore_Orkestra/contact]. Full details ⁠⁠in the transcript⁠⁠. Support the Show Thanks for listening and as always, if you like the show, please share it in your Yiddish circles!  You can also leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen to the show. אַ דאַנק! Proste Yiddish is entirely volunteer-made, on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrong People in Naarm (so-called melbourne, oystralie).

New songwriting in minority languages: Yosl Landau & Kneecap

after a long unexpected break we're back! thanks for sticking with us! Episode 6  // Season 6 שרײַבן נײַע לידער׃ יאָסל לאַנדאַ & קנידעקל New songwriting in minority languages. In this episode we hear from Yosl Landau about the process he used to write new songs in Yiddish for his band Yosl and the Yingels [https://www.josephlandau.com/yosl-and-the-yingels]. And I discuss the film Kneecap [https://kneecapfilm.com/], about a hiphop group from Belfast who write songs in Irish. Transcript Reading along with the transcript is a great way to improve your comprehension and learn new vocab. Check it out here https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS6E6 [https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS6E6]   If you find the transcript too hard to understand,you can paste it into this wonderful tool [https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/yiddish/showDefs.cgi] from Refoyl Finkel and it will provide you with clickable definitions. Send us a recording! Send us a little story about yourself, a review, something on a favourite topic. Get in touch, I’m happy to help you edit a script.  Follow the Yiddish We are on youtube, instagram and facebook. Check out the links here https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish [https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish] Music All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tres_Tristes_Tangos/singles], ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠ [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/crowander/contact]Danny Bale⁠⁠ [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/danny-bale/contact] & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠ [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Underscore_Orkestra/contact]. Full details ⁠⁠in the transcript⁠⁠. Support the Show Thanks for listening and as always, if you like the show, please share it in your Yiddish circles!  You can also leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen to the show. אַ דאַנק! Proste Yiddish is entirely volunteer-made, on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrong People in Naarm (so-called melbourne, oystralie).