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Heritage Words

HUC Jewish Language Project

Heritage Words features interviews about the words we've inherited and the meaning they bring to our lives. Heritage Words is produced by the HUC Jewish Language Project, which raises awareness about Jewish ancestral diversity through the lens of language, in partnership with HUC Connect. Sarah Bunin Benor is the host.

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45 episodes

  1. The All-Yiddish Household in California: Generational Continuity with Reyna Schaechter and Isaac Bleaman 48:39
  2. Lezbitzen, Queeruv, and Gaymara: Queer Jewish Language with Miryam Kabakov and Eden Moyal 46:48
  3. Curses and Code Switching: Dreaming in Yiddish with Sheldon Londner 50:56
  4. From Calcutta to Philadelphia: Baghdadi-Indian Language and Identity with Rahel Musleah 44:58
  5. Dementia Summons Dad’s Childhood Language: Preserving Kashi with Sabrina Hakim 39:59
  6. From Taylor Swift to Tehillim: Ashkenazi Identity and Modern Songwriting with Shep Rosenman 48:45
  7. Polish Jewish Life Today with Marek Jezowski and Dominika Zakrzewska-Olędzka 54:29
  8. Jewish Unity Through Diversity: A Shabbat Conversation 36:36
  9. Mediterranean Recipes and Rhythms: with Ariel Lazarus, Nissimmi Naim-Naor, and Samuel Torjman Thomas 57:49
  10. "Will They Taste What We Taste?": Cooking Up Ladino with Benny Ginsberg-Margo 48:42
  11. The Secret Language of Cattle Dealers: German-Jewish Roots with Ken and Hannelore Krug 33:43
  12. Bon Siman and Oy Vey: Jewish Papiamentu and Curaçao Yiddish with Michèle Russel-Capriles and Phyllis Meit 41:02
  13. Dancing on the Same Page: Multilingual Calligraphy and Bridge-Building with Ruben Shimonov 43:28
  14. From Baghdad to London: Losing and Keeping Judeo-Iraqi Arabic with Samantha Ellis 46:57
  15. Singing from the Fragments: Iraqi-Ashkenazi Music with Yoni Avi Battat 51:53
  16. The Rabbi Who Rejected Yiddish: Mordecai Kaplan’s Vision with Jenna Weissman Joselit 51:06
  17. Chicken-Footed Demons and Synagogue Shouting: Venezuelan Sephardic Life with Joseph Bendahan 37:50
  18. Bonus Episode: Ayuni: Foods of our Middle Eastern and North African Jewish Grandmothers 51:51
  19. Opera and Film: Christian and Jewish Neo-Aramaic with Nora Lacey and Alan Niku 53:14
  20. How an 11-Year-Old Learned a Dying Language: Lishan Didan with Sam Miller 41:33
  21. The Teenager Who Accidentally Documented an Endangered Language: Judeo-Tuyserkani with Ashton Kahen 40:05
  22. The Secret Jews of Mashhad: On Jewish Persian Languages with Lauren Hakimi 41:44
  23. The Jewish Ambassador of Kentucky: Sephardi/Ashkenazi Comedian Ariel Elias 40:54
  24. Tsures, Shnook, and Overlapping Dialogue: The Language of Long Story Short with Raphael Bob-Waksberg 47:00
  25. Language Therapy: Iraqi, Tunisian, and Libyan Jewish Heritage with Stephanie Ives 42:16
  26. Yiddish, Arabic, and the Search for Ancestral Voices with Karen Skinazi 48:48
  27. Lost and Found: The Hidden Layers of Jewish Language and Literature with Dara Horn 48:03
  28. Savoring Heritage: Ladino and Family Recipes with Elaine Lindheim 43:24
  29. First-Generation Jew: Decoding Orthodox Dress, Speech, and Tradition with Aliza Bulow 51:08
  30. Fress Frumkeit: Living Jewish Culture Through Food and Language with Michael Twitty 45:34
  31. Sushi on Shabbat: A Pacific Islander’s Jewish Journey with Genevieve Okada Goldstone 33:22
  32. From Krakow to Kurdistan to Casablanca: Heritage Words from Jewish Language Project Staff 36:27
  33. Yiddish “Sounds Like Home,” with Michele Lieberman and Guest Interviewer Jack Lieberman 24:34
  34. Ethiopian-Israeli-American Experience: A Conversation with Mother and Son Tawkalich Michal Avera Samuel and Telahun Liad Samuel 53:34
  35. I Sing it Fluently: Ladino Activism with Sarah Aroeste 48:51
  36. From Mashallah to Ayouni: The Power of Arabic Words and Music in Jewish Communities with Yosef Goldman 41:53
  37. “Sampling my grandparents” with Galeet Dardashti 42:33
  38. Bringing Maqam to a San Francisco Knis with Asher Shasho Levy 48:31
  39. From vilde chaye to Yiddish parenting maven with Mayim Bialik 34:15
  40. Ashtidek: Preserving the beauty of Judeo-Arabic with Sarah Sassoon 37:17
  41. Khudo Kumek isn't just goodbye: Juhuri Journeys with Ilana Mansharov 41:10
  42. Salud i vida! Toasting Ladino's Longevity in Seattle with Danny Jassen 37:21
  43. "Jonam, what's up?" Bukharian as Bridge with Rozeeta Mavashev 34:55
  44. Evelyn Dean-Olmsted: What are heritage words? 35:50
  45. Introducing: Heritage Words 3:16