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Proste Yiddish - Simple Yiddish

Proste Yiddish - Simple Yiddish

Esther Singer 63 Episodes Dec 12, 2025

A show just for Yiddish learners. Short episodes with simple Yiddish to help you build your listening skills and vocabulary. Every episode comes with a transcript and vocab list. Produced in Naarm (so-called Melbourne) on the lands of the Wurundjeri People.

Episodes

Chanukah חנוכּה Dec 12, 2025 00:10:05 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 6חנוכּהHow has it taken this long for us to have a Khanike/Chanukah/Hannukah episode?? Well here it is and just in time.
KlezKanada & a little update Nov 26, 2025 00:07:21 Episode 9  // Season 6קלעז־קאַנאַדאַ און אַ ביסל נײַעסIn 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
Jews and Yiddish in Brazil with Gustavo Emos & Clara Greif Oct 28, 2025 00:13:35 Episode 8  // Season 6ייִדן און ייִדיש אין בראַזיל מיט גוסטאַװאָ־גרשום עמאָס און קלאַראַ רחל גרײףIn 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. TranscriptThere is a full transcript for this episode here with links to som
Learning and using Yiddish - an interview with Jake (Yankl) Krakovsky Jun 15, 2025 00:15:50 Episode 7  // Season 6לערנען זיך ייִדיש׃ אַן אינטערװיו מיט יאַנקל קראַקאָװסקיןWe’re back!!! I had a great time chatting with Jake (Yankl) Krakovsky 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.TranscriptThere isn’t a full transcript for this episode ye
New songwriting in minority languages: Yosl Landau & Kneecap Feb 14, 2025 00:08:13 after a long unexpected break we're back! thanks for sticking with us!Episode 6  // Season 6שרײַבן נײַע לידער׃ יאָסל לאַנדאַ & קנידעקלNew 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. And I discuss the film Kneecap, about a hiphop group from Belfast who write songs in Ir
Annie Kaufman on translating Avreml Broide Nov 28, 2024 00:19:02 Episode 5  // Season 6 אַן אינטערװיו מיט אַניע קױפֿמענטשען I had a great time talking to Annie Kaufman all about her new translation of Ben Gold’s book Avreml Broide.  Annie speaks clearly and slowly so although this is an interview episode it’s not as hard as some of them - give it a go and remember you can slow it down if needed.  Buy the English translation Your Comrade, Avreml Broide here!  Li
Bonus: Full interview with Hy Wolfe Nov 15, 2024 00:27:54 Bonus Episode  // Season 6 דער גאַנצער אינטערװיו מיט אַקטיאָר און קולטור טוער חײם װאָלפֿען. This bonus episode is a full version of the interview from episode 4 with Hy Wolfe, Yiddish actor and hard working cultural activist.  In this extended version Hy talks more about his career as an actor, the history of the Yiddish theatre and a collection of Yiddish theatre script excerpts which he is editi
An interview with Hy Wolfe Nov 1, 2024 00:11:59 Episode 4 // Season 6 אַן אינטערװיו מיט אַקטיאָר און קולטור טוער חײם װאָלף. An interview with Hy Wolfe, Yiddish actor and hard working cultural activist.  You can find out more about Hy on his website here and about CYCO here. CYCO is also on Facebook. This is an edited version of our interview - I’ll release a full version soon.  Transcript Reading along with the transcript helps a lot with unde
Sasha's ethnographic expedition and a little poem Oct 18, 2024 00:08:30 Episode 3 // Season 6 מיר הערן פֿון סאַשע פּאַליאַן װעגן אַן עטנאָגראַפֿישע עקפּעדיציע. און אַ ביסל פּאָעזיע פֿון אונדזער מיסטעריעזער מענטש. A guest contribution from Alexandra Polyan all about her first ethnographic expedition.  And some poetry from our mysterious mentsh. You can read more about the expedition here and hear interviews here. Alexandra’s current project is on Soviet Yiddish literature
The Meat Riots & Mysterious Mentsh Oct 11, 2024 00:09:19 Episode 2 // Season 6 װײסט איר װעגן "די פֿלײש ריאָטס"? אונדזער גאַסט יאָרדאַן דערצײלט אַ ביסל װעגן זײער אַ טשיקאַװע געשיכטע און מיר האָבן נאָך אַ מיסטעריעזער מענטש. Do you know about the “Meat riots” of 1902? Our guest Jordan Weinstock shares a bit of this fascinating history of women’s activism. And Mysterious Mentsh is back - who is this figure from Yiddish culture? Transcript Reading along wit
Di Yiddish Vokh Sep 27, 2024 00:09:35 Episode 1 // Season 6 מיר זײַנען צוריק מיט זײער אַ פֿײַנעם עפּיזאָד רעקאָרדירט אױף דער ייִדיש װאָך פֿון ליליע װײַצמאַן. We’re back with something new for the show - Lily Weitzman has put together a special program for us at the Yiddish Vokh  - hear from different participants about what they like to get up to at this Yiddish retreat.   Lily is also active with the Boston Workers Circle - check out
Queer Yiddishkayt & Yiddish Heavy Metal Aug 16, 2024 00:14:05 Episode 10 // Season 5  צװײ געסט װאָס רעדן װעגן הײַנטצײַטיקע ייִדיש קולטור! בלומע רעדט װעגן קװיר ייִדישקײט און שמא רעדט װעגן קװיר הײװי־מעטאַל. גװאַלדיק! A bumper episode with two guests talking about contemporary Yiddish culture! I have a little rant about the importance of speaking Yiddish, even when your Yiddish isn’t perfect, and how grateful I am that so many learners share recordings with me.

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