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Proste Yiddish - Simple Yiddish

Esther Singer

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!

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Produced on the lands of the Djiringanj People in southern oystralie.

* Proste Yiddish is a fully volunteer project - expect some unprofessionalism ;) *

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S7 · E3
Thursday · 6 min
A beautiful environment and a mysterious person..
Season 7 // Episode 3 A beautiful environment and a mysterious person.. אַ שײנע סבֿיבֿה און אַ מיסטעריעזער מענטש Di Sheynste Svive is a story written by a Yiddish student about a camping trip in a beautiful place. And after that we play Mysteriezer Mentsh - can you guess who this person from Yiddish history is? My hope is that this episode is accessible to learners - let me know how you found the level? Transcript There is a full transcript for this episode here with a vocabulary list: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS7E3 If you find the transcript too hard to understand, you can paste it into this wonderful tool 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. For Season 7 I’m particularly looking for stories about the people that are dear to us - it could be a friend or family member that you want to remember, or someone else that’s special in your life. Get in touch if you’re interested in contributing more, 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 Music There’s a little snippet from Brivele in this episode! All the other music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. 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).
S7 · E2
October 15 · 16 min
Jacob goes to Warsaw and Barcelona
Season 7 // Episode 2 Jacob goes to Warsaw and Barcelona יעקב פֿאָרט קײן װאַרשע און באַרצעלאָנע Jacob is a comedian, teacher, Yiddish student and a Proste Yiddish fan - in fact he’s the one who kept kvetching until I made more episodes! But today he has really delivered the goods with a report from not one, but two Yiddish summer programs - in Warsaw and Barcelona! You can find more about Jacob here: JacobSacher.com Some of the interviewees speak quite fast so remember you can slow the podcast down and use the transcript to help with any parts you don't understand. Transcript There is a full transcript for this episode here with a vocabulary list: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS7E2 If you find the transcript too hard to understand, you can paste it into this wonderful tool 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. For Season 7 I’m particularly looking for stories about the people that are dear to us - it could be a friend or family member that you want to remember, or someone else that’s special in your life. Get in touch if you’re interested in contributing more, 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 Music Music in the show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. 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).
S7 · E1
October 7 · 7 min
Stefanie
Episode 1 // Season 7 סטעפֿאַניע Note - this is a new upload with better audio quality! After an much longer than planned for break we are back! In this beginner friendly episode Stefanie Brendler talks about her two קאַפּעליעס (music groups) and her very musical family. You can find out more about Stefanie, Brivele and Shpilkis here: brivele.com // brivele.bandcamp.com shpilkisseattle.com // shpilkis.bandcamp.com Transcript There is a full transcript for this episode here with a vocabulary list: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS7E1. If you find the transcript too hard to understand, you can paste it into this wonderful tool 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. For Season 7 I’m particularly looking for stories about the people that are dear to us - it could be a friend or family member that you want to remember, or someone else that’s special in your life. Get in touch if you’re interested in contributing more, 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 Music There’s a little snippet from Brivele in this episode! All the other music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. 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).
S6 · E10
Dec 12, 2025 · 10 min
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 (and read along too). Transcript There is a full transcript for this episode here with a vocabulary list: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS6E10. If you find the transcript too hard to understand, you can paste it into this wonderful tool 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 Music All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. 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).
Nov 26, 2025 · 7 min
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/ Transcript There is a full transcript for this episode here with a vocabulary list: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS6E9. If you find the transcript too hard to understand, you can paste it into this wonderful tool 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 Music All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. 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).
S6 · E8
Oct 28, 2025 · 13 min
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. If you find the transcript too hard to understand,you can paste it into this wonderful tool 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 Music All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. 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).
S6 · E7
Jun 15, 2025 · 15 min
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 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. 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 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 Music All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. 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).
S6 · E5
Feb 14, 2025 · 8 min
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. And I discuss the film Kneecap, 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 If you find the transcript too hard to understand,you can paste it into this wonderful tool 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 Music All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. 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).
S6 · E5
Nov 28, 2024 · 19 min
Annie Kaufman on translating Avreml Broide
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! Links to the Yiddish version and reviews are in the transcript. Transcript So far the transcript for this episode only covers the introduction and outro : https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS6E5 If you’d like to help with transcribing the rest, please get in touch! 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 Music All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. 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).
Nov 15, 2024 · 27 min
Bonus: Full interview with Hy Wolfe
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 editing. You can find out more about Hy on his website here and about CYCO here. CYCO is also on Facebook. Transcript As this is a more advanced episode there’s no full transcript of the entire interview and the transcript for this episode only covers the introduction : https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS6Bonus Check out Episode 4 for a shorter version of this episode with a complete transcript. 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 Music All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. 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).
S6 · E4
Nov 1, 2024 · 11 min
An interview with Hy Wolfe
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 understanding and with language learning - check it out here: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS6E4 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 Music All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. 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).
S6 · E3
Oct 18, 2024 · 8 min
Sasha's ethnographic expedition and a little poem
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 and she was previously the Forverts’ Moscow correspondent so you can hear more of her Yiddish recordings here. Transcript Reading along with the transcript helps a lot with language learning - check it out here: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS63 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 Music All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. 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).
S6 · E2
Oct 11, 2024 · 9 min
The Meat Riots & Mysterious Mentsh
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 with the transcript helps a lot with language learning - check it out here: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS62 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 and there are also bilingual transcripts available. Check out the links here https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish Music All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. 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).
S6 · E1
Sep 27, 2024 · 9 min
Di Yiddish Vokh
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 their programs: https://circleboston.org/yiddishkayt/. Transcript A full transcript for this episode is now available: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS61 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 Music All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. 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).
S5 · E8
Aug 16, 2024 · 14 min
Queer Yiddishkayt & Yiddish Heavy Metal
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: @l.blo0m and check out her Yiddish theatre group here. Shamma talks about the small genre of Yiddish heavy metal and some of the theories about it. He also made a playlist of some Yiddish heavy metal which you can listen to here. Learn more about Heavy Metal and Yiddishkayt in this article from expert Keith Kahn-Harris. Transcript Find all the relevant links, improve your reading and learn new vocab in the Yiddish transcript: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS5E10 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. Be social We are on youtube, instagram and facebook. Check out the links here https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish Music All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. 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).
S5 · E9
Aug 9, 2024 · 8 min
August 12th: Remembering the Soviet Yiddish Writers
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 by one of the murdered poets, Peretz Markish. Markish read this poem at the funeral of his friend Shloyme Mikhoels who was also on the committee and was the first to be murdered. This is a bit of a complex topic so don’t forget to read the transcript if you get confused. There are also links there to find out more about the history, and a translation of the poem excerpt. Transcript Find all the relevant links, improve your reading and learn new vocab in the Yiddish transcript: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS5E9 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 Music All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. 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 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).
S5 · E7
Aug 2, 2024 · 8 min
Yellowstone Park & Yiddish Weekend UK
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 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 Music All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. 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).
S5 · E7
Jul 26, 2024 · 9 min
Book Review: When the Angels Left the Old Country & Bashevis Singer
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 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 Music All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. 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).
S5 · E6
Jul 18, 2024 · 9 min
Birobidzhan and A Shpatsir
Episode 6 // Season 5 אונדזער גאַסט הײַנט איז אַנדרײ און ער רעדט װעגן ביראָבידזשאַן - 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 saw in a suburb not far from my home. Transcript Find all the relevant links, improve your reading and learn new vocab in the Yiddish transcript: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS5E6 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 Music All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. 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).
S5 · E5
Jul 5, 2024 · 10 min
Arriving in Australia & Annie builds a house
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 pitsi kind, in the transcript. Or check out https://www.instagram.com/annieautumnloves. Transcript Find all the relevant links, improve your reading and learn new vocab in the Yiddish transcript: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS5E5 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 Music All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. 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).

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