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Proste Yiddish - Simple Yiddish

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. Prost = plain, common, simple , for the masses! We are also on Youtube ———— Produced in Naarm (so-called melbourne) on the lands of the Wurundjeri People. * Proste Yiddish is a fully volunteer project - expect some unprofessionalism ;) *

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00:09:34

Chanukah חנוכּה

Proste Yiddish - Simple Yiddish ·

2025/12/12

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. 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 (and read along too).TranscriptThere is a full transcript for this episode here with a vocabulary list: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS6E10. If you find the

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00:07:21

KlezKanada & a little update

Proste Yiddish - Simple Yiddish ·

2025/11/26

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 will take place from Monday, August 17 to Sunday, August 23 in Québec and the yearly disciplinary focus

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00:13:35

Jews and Yiddish in Brazil with Gustavo Emos & Clara...

Proste Yiddish - Simple Yiddish ·

2025/10/28

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 some of the places discussed in the episode: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS6E8.If you find the

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00:15:50

Learning and using Yiddish - an interview with Jake...

Proste Yiddish - Simple Yiddish ·

2025/06/15

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 yet but you can see a little here: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS6E7. If you are able to help with

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00:08:13

New songwriting in minority languages: Yosl Landau &...

Proste Yiddish - Simple Yiddish ·

2025/02/14

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 Irish.TranscriptReading along with the transcript is a great way to improve your comprehension and learn new

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00:19:02

Annie Kaufman on translating Avreml Broide

Proste Yiddish - Simple Yiddish ·

2024/11/28

Episode 5 // Season 6אַן 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! Links to the Yiddish version and reviews are in the transcript. Transcript So far the transcript for this

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00:27:54

Bonus: Full interview with Hy Wolfe

Proste Yiddish - Simple Yiddish ·

2024/11/15

Bonus Episode // Season 6דער 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 editing. You can find out more about Hy on his website here and about CYCO here. CYCO is also on

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00:11:59

An interview with Hy Wolfe

Proste Yiddish - Simple Yiddish ·

2024/11/01

Episode 4 // Season 6אַן 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 understanding and with language learning - check it out here:

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00:08:30

Sasha's ethnographic expedition and a little poem

Proste Yiddish - Simple Yiddish ·

2024/10/18

Episode 3 // Season 6מיר 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 and she was previously the Forverts’ Moscow correspondent so you can hear more of her Yiddish

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00:09:19

The Meat Riots & Mysterious Mentsh

Proste Yiddish - Simple Yiddish ·

2024/10/11

Episode 2 // Season 6װײסט 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 with the transcript helps a lot with language learning - check it out here:

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00:09:35

Di Yiddish Vokh

Proste Yiddish - Simple Yiddish ·

2024/09/27

Episode 1 // Season 6מיר 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. Transcript A partial transcript for this episode is available here: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS61 If you’d like to help out by transcribing the interviews

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00:14:05

Queer Yiddishkayt & Yiddish Heavy Metal

Proste Yiddish - Simple Yiddish ·

2024/08/16

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. Blume talks about Queer Yiddishkayt and a few examples in Yiddish culture. Connect with Blume here:

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00:08:39

August 12th: Remembering the Soviet Yiddish Writers

Proste Yiddish - Simple Yiddish ·

2024/08/09

Episode 9 // Season 5 מיר רעדן װעגן די סאָװעטישע ייִדן װאָס מען האָט דערהרגעט דעם 12טן אױגוסט 1952. און איך לײען אַ ביסל פֿון אַ ליד פֿון פּרץ מאַרקיש. An episode in honour of the 12th of August, when people remember the Soviet Jews murdered by Stalin's regime on this date in 1952. Why is this night referred to as “The night of the murdered poets”? I discuss the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee and a little about the fate of the 13 Soviet Jews who were executed. I also read an excerpt from a poem

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00:08:03

Yellowstone Park & Yiddish Weekend UK

Proste Yiddish - Simple Yiddish ·

2024/08/02

Episode 8 // Season 5 מיר הערן פֿון צװײ געסט װעגן אַרומפֿאָרן. מאַרני האָט רעקאָרדירט אַ קלאַנג־טור און מלך רעדט װעגן פֿאָרן אױף ייִדיש סוף־װאָך. Today’s episode is all about travel. Our social-media maven Marnie, leads us on a wonderful audio tour of Yellowstone and Yiddish student Melekh describes his trip to Yiddish Sof-Vokh UK. Transcript Find all the relevant links, improve your reading and learn new vocab in the Yiddish transcript: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS5E8 Send us a

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00:09:31

Book Review: When the Angels Left the Old Country &...

Proste Yiddish - Simple Yiddish ·

2024/07/26

Episode 7 // Season 5 אַ ליטעראַרישער עפּיזאָד. אונדזער גאַסט לאָרענץ רעדט װעגן אַ נײַ בוך און איך רעד װעגן באַשעװיסען. A literary special - our guest Lorenz talks about an English book, “When the Angels Left the Old Country” by Sasha Lamb (2022) and I talk about the sometimes controversial Yiddish literary figure, Isaac Bashevis Singer. Transcript Find all the relevant links, improve your reading and learn new vocab in the Yiddish transcript: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS5E7 Send us

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00:09:50

Birobidzhan and A Shpatsir

Proste Yiddish - Simple Yiddish ·

2024/07/18

Episode 6 // Season 5 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. Our guest this week is Andrey @andreymilo, 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

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00:10:46

Arriving in Australia & Annie builds a house

Proste Yiddish - Simple Yiddish ·

2024/07/05

Episode 5 // Season 5 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

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00:08:13

Passing on Yiddish to a child & Yiddishpop

Proste Yiddish - Simple Yiddish ·

2024/06/28

Episode 4 // Season 5 אין דעם עפּיזאָד רעדט יוסף לאַנדאַו װעגן פּרוּװן צו דערציען זײַן קינד מיט ייִדיש און איך רעד אַ ביסל װעגן ייִדישפּאָפּ. Joseph 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 the Forverts article about free Yiddish learning materials, I talk about another of the listed resources, Yiddishpop. Transcript Find all the relevant links, improve your reading and learn new vocab

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00:11:05

Riveting Reads in Yiddish & Mysterious Mentsh

Proste Yiddish - Simple Yiddish ·

2024/06/21

Episode 3 // Season 5 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? Transcript Find all the relevant

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00:09:48

TV Review & Birthdays

Proste Yiddish - Simple Yiddish ·

2024/06/13

Episode 2 // Season 5 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!) Transcript Find all the relevant links, improve your reading and learn new vocab in the Yiddish

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