Joy and Conversation

In this episode, we speak with Yoni Battat about music, identity, and creativity. Yoni discusses what it means to explore the fragments of memory and identity through art. We discuss his experiences with klezmer music as well as the ways Mizrahi and Iraqi-specific influences inform his work as an artist. Learn more about Yoni Battat's music at www.yonibattat.comLearn more about Joy and Conversation at www.joyandconversationpodcast.comDonate and support Project Mosaics, the 501(c)(3) education nonprofit that produces Joy and Conversation at www.projectmosaics.orgFollow Joy and Conversation on social media:Twitter- @JandCPodcastFacebook- @JoyandConversationPodcastYouTube- Joy and ConversationEpisode Credits:Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan OsbornMusic supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico Rivers (www.auraformaudio.com)Graphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)Website design by Jakob Lazzaro (www.jakoblazzaro.com)This episode featured music from Yoni Battat's album Fragments.Episode photo by Dan Osborn

In this episode, we return to Jewish Cuba and learn about a family who is bringing kosher accommodations and humanitarian aid to the island. We speak to Cindy White who operates Chateau Blanc alongside her brother Scott Berenthal and a team of dedicated staff in Cuba. Cindy and Scott are the American-born children of Saul Berenthal who left Cuba for the United States at age 16 after the Revolution. We talk about what it means to be Juban, what Jewish life in Cuba looks like today, and how the family is helping to make Cuba known to Jews and non-Jews from around the world.Learn more about Joy and Conversation at www.joyandconversationpodcast.comDonate and support Project Mosaics, the 501(c)(3) education nonprofit that produces Joy and Conversation at www.projectmosaics.orgFollow Joy and Conversation on social media:Twitter- @JandCPodcastFacebook- @JoyandConversationPodcastYouTube- Joy and ConversationEpisode Credits:Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan OsbornMusic supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico Rivers (www.auraformaudio.com)Graphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)Website design by Jakob Lazzaro (www.jakoblazzaro.com)This episode featured music from Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).Sandy ShuffleZulia ConspiracyParamo OchoSargentoHuffaloEpisode photo by Dan Osborn

In this episode, we explore the modern history of Jews in Mexico and focus on the intersections between culture, cuisine, food, and family. We start with with Monica Unikel, who has dedicated herself to preserving and telling stories of Jews in Mexico City through street tours and reviving Jewish cultural and communal spaces. We continue with Jewish Mexican bakers who are bringing their recipes, memories, and expressions of cultural innovation to Chicago, California, and Brooklyn. We hear from Tamar Fasja Unikel and Elena Vazquez Felgueres of Masa Madre, Dennis Rael of Los Bagels, and Fany Gerson of Fan-Fan Doughnuts and La Newyorkina. With each morsel of bagels, babka, challah, and more, we see the ways Mexico mixes with Syria, Ukraine, Lithuania, and beyond. Learn more about Joy and Conversation at www.joyandconversationpodcast.comLearn more about Project Mosaics, the 501(c)(3) education nonprofit that produces Joy and Conversation at www.projectmosaics.orgFollow Joy and Conversation on social media:Twitter- @JandCPodcastFacebook- @JoyandConversationPodcastYouTube- Joy and ConversationEpisode Credits:Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan OsbornMusic supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico Rivers (www.auraformaudio.com)Graphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)Website design by Jakob Lazzaro (www.jakoblazzaro.com)This episode featured music from Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).Palms DownTarte TatinBundtCornicobKilkerrinDonnaleeEpisode photo by Dan Osborn

In this episode, we speak with Jonathan Dekel-Chen about the long history of Jewish agricultural life. The episode traverses continents and centuries, describing Jewish farming from Abraham through the 21st century. Jonathan is the Rabbi Edward Sandrow Chair in Soviet & East European Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where he holds dual a dual appointment in the Department of Jewish History and the Department of General History. He is the author of Farming the Red Land: Jewish Agricultural Colonization and Local Soviet Power, 1924-1941 and the co-founder of Bikurim Youth Village for the Performing Arts in Eshkol.Learn more about Joy and Conversation at www.joyandconversationpodcast.comLearn more about Project Mosaics, the 501(c)(3) education nonprofit that produces Joy and Conversation at www.projectmosaics.orgLearn more about the Rutgers University exhibit "Jewish Agriculturalism in the Garden State" which was created by Jonathan Dekel-Chen and inspired this episode at sites.rutgers.edu/jewish-agriculture.Follow Joy and Conversation on social media:Twitter- @JandCPodcastFacebook- @JoyandConversationPodcastYouTube- Joy and ConversationEpisode Credits:Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan OsbornMusic supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico Rivers (www.auraformaudio.com)Graphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)Website design by Jakob Lazzaro (www.jakoblazzaro.com)This episode featured music from the Sephardic group, Voice of the Turtle (www.voiceoftheturtle.com).Azkir Khasdey Eyl Neh-EmanThis episode featured music from Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).Di BreunThis episode featured music from the Free Music Archive (www.freemusicarchive.org).Tres Tristes Tangos- "Planta Baja"Tres Tristes Tangos- "Kolderen Polka"Yair Yona- "Russian Dance"Alicia Svigals_Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash- "Beregovski Patch Tants"Serge Quadrado- "Russian Girl"Episode photo by Dan Osborn

In this bonus episode, we visit the archives and listen to excerpts from the Jewish philosopher Martin Buber's writings, specifically I and Thou and A Land of Two Peoples. This bonus episode is inspired by the recent episode, "A Hebrew Humanist" featuring Nicolas DeWarren, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Jewish Studies at Penn State.Buber's writings are read by Josh Friedman, a member of the band DATCHA and the creator of the podcast, Art and Life and Shit.Learn more about Joy and Conversation at www.joyandconversationpodcast.comLearn more about Project Mosaics, the 501c3 education nonprofit that produces Joy and Conversation at www.projectmosaics.orgFollow Joy and Conversation on social media:Twitter- @JandCPodcastFacebook- @JoyandConversationPodcastYouTube- Joy and ConversationEpisode Credits:Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan OsbornMusic supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico Rivers (www.auraformaudio.com)Graphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)Website design by Jakob Lazzaro (www.jakoblazzaro.com)This episode featured music from the Sephardic group, Voice of the Turtle (www.voiceoftheturtle.com).Azkir Khasdey Eyl Neh-EmanThis episode featured music from Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).Thread of CloudsKovdEpisode photo by Dan Osborn

In this episode, we speak with Amy Weinreb about parenting, family dynamics, and questions of "home." Amy is a cultural anthropologist and senior lecturer at the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies at The University of Texas at Austin and the author of Cuba in the Shadow of Change: Daily Life in the Twilight of the Revolution. Amy is joined by Lisa Osborn, Elena Rafael, Carolyn Mahboubi, and Matthew Hilgart, each of whom shares their own relationship with Judaism and Jewishness, parenting, and finding pride and joy in family.Learn more about Joy and Conversation at www.joyandconversationpodcast.comLearn more about Project Mosaics, the 501(c)(3) education nonprofit that produces Joy and Conversation at www.projectmosaics.orgFollow Joy and Conversation on social media:Instagram- joyandconversationpodcastTwitter- @JandCPodcastFacebook- @JoyandConversationPodcastYouTube- Joy and ConversationEpisode Credits:Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan OsbornMusic supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico Rivers (www.auraformaudio.com)Graphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)Website design by Jakob Lazzaro (www.jakoblazzaro.com)This episode featured music from the Sephardic group, Voice of the Turtle (www.voiceoftheturtle.com).Alevanta MordekhaiÜsküdar'a Gider IkenThis episode featured music from Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).A Certain LightnessQuirkA Little PowderFermin CanyonThis episode featured music from Ezekiel's Wheels (www.ewklezmer.com).Abigale's HoraEpisode photo by Dan Osborn

In this episode, we speak with Nicolas DeWarren about the 20th century Jewish philosopher Martin Buber. Nicolas is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Jewish Studies at Penn State and the author of Original Forgiveness , A Momentary Breathlessness in the Sadness of Time, and Husserl and the Promise of Time: Subjectivity in Transcendental Phenomenology. Nicolas discusses Buber's philosophy, his sense of Judaism's role in history, and the way this informed his binational understanding of Zionism and Jewish-Arab relations.Learn more about Joy and Conversation at www.joyandconversationpodcast.comLearn more about Project Mosaics, the 501c3 education nonprofit that produces Joy and Conversation at www.projectmosaics.orgFollow Joy and Conversation on social media:Instagram- joyandconversationpodcastTwitter- @JandCPodcastFacebook- @JoyandConversationPodcastYouTube- Joy and ConversationEpisode Credits:Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan OsbornMusic supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico Rivers (www.auraformaudio.com)Graphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)Website design by Jakob Lazzaro (www.jakoblazzaro.com)This episode featured music from the Sephardic group, Voice of the Turtle (www.voiceoftheturtle.com).Azkir Khasdey Eyl Neh-EmanThis episode featured music from Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).Cherry HeathMilkwoodThis episode featured music from Ezekiel's Wheels (www.ewklezmer.com).Doina for DukeZizu de CalpEpisode photo by Dan Osborn

In this bonus episode, we visit the archives and listen to Yiddish and English readings of the chapter "At the Doctor" from the shund novel Looking for Luck: The Woman Who Wanted to be Different by Yiddish author Sarah B. Smith. Looking for Luck was serialized in the Yiddish newspaper Der Tog in 1922-1923. The chapter is read by Saul Noam Zaritt in Yiddish and Josh Friedman in English.A special thanks to everyone that made this episode possible.Saul Noam Zaritt is an Associate Professor of Yiddish Literature in the Department of Comparative Literature at Harvard University and the author of Jewish American Writing and World Literature: Maybe to Millions, Maybe to Nobody.Josh Friedman is a member of the band DATCHA and the creator of the podcast, Art and Life and Shit.Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan OsbornMusic supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico RiversGraphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec HutsonWebsite design by Jakob LazzaroThis episode featured music from the klezmer group, Ezekiel's Wheels Klezmer Band, thanks to Abigale Reisman.Episode photo by Dan Osborn

In this bonus episode, we visit the archives and listen to Yiddish and English readings of the chapter "At the Doctor" from the shund novel Looking for Luck: The Woman Who Wanted to be Different by Yiddish author Sarah B. Smith. Looking for Luck was serialized in the Yiddish newspaper Der Tog in 1922-1923. The chapter is read by Saul Noam Zaritt in Yiddish and Josh Friedman in English.A special thanks to everyone that made this episode possible.Saul Noam Zaritt is an Associate Professor of Yiddish Literature in the Department of Comparative Literature at Harvard University and the author of Jewish American Writing and World Literature: Maybe to Millions, Maybe to Nobody.Josh Friedman is a member of the band DATCHA and the creator of the podcast, Art and Life and Shit.Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan OsbornMusic supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico RiversGraphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec HutsonWebsite design by Jakob LazzaroThis episode featured music from the klezmer group, Ezekiel's Wheels Klezmer Band, thanks to Abigale Reisman.Episode photo by Dan Osborn

In this episode, we speak with Saul Noam Zaritt. Saul is an Associate Professor of Yiddish Literature in the Department of Comparative Literature at Harvard University and the author of Jewish American Writing and World Literature: Maybe to Millions, Maybe to Nobody. Saul discusses Yiddish shund literature or, Yiddish trash literature. Through shund novels, Devin explores Yiddish modernity, cultural diffusion, and provides a glimpse into the types of stories that circulated in the Yiddish press outside of the canonized tales.Learn more about Saul's work at www.saulnoamz.comLearn more about the Joy and Conversation at www.joyandconversationpodcast.comFollow Joy and Conversation on social media:Instagram- joyandconversationpodcastTwitter- @JandCPodcastFacebook- @JoyandConversationPodcastYouTube- Joy and ConversationEpisode Credits:Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan OsbornMusic supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico Rivers (www.nicoriversrecording.com)Graphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)Website design by Jakob Lazzaro (www.jakoblazzaro.com)This episode featured music from the Sephardic group, Voice of the Turtle (www.voiceoftheturtle.com).Par'ó Era EstreyeroMose Salio De MisrayimThis episode featured music from Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).HeatherTuck and PointLa Naranja BorrianaThe RecordsSingle StillLa TrogaEpisode photo by Dan Osborn

In this episode, we speak to Miriam Udel, Associate Professor of Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture at Emory University and editor and translator of Honey on the Page: A Treasury of Yiddish Children's Literature. Miriam discusses the project of Yiddish children's literature, explaining the political ideas and questions of identity circulating in these texts.Learn more about Miriam's work at miriamudel.comLearn more at www.joyandconversationpodcast.comFollow Joy and Conversation on social media:Twitter- @JandCPodcastFacebook- @JoyandConversationPodcastYouTube- Joy and ConversationInstagram- joyandconversationpodcastEpisode Credits:Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan OsbornMusic supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico Rivers (www.nicoriversrecording.com)Graphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)Website design by Jakob Lazzaro (www.jakoblazzaro.com)This episode featured music from Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)."Game Hens" from the album Confectionery"Darn that Weasel" from the album Love and Weasel'Morning Glare' from the album Glass Obelisk'TwoPound' from the album Muffuletta'Delion' from the album Sketchbook 2Episode photo by Dan Osborn

In this bonus episode, we visit the archives and listen to Yiddish and English readings of the poem Manhattan Bridge, written by the Yiddish poet Leyeles. The poem is read by Marc Caplan and Josh Friedman.A special thanks to everyone that made this episode possible.Marc Caplan is the Brownstone Visiting Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College and author of How Strange the Change: Language, Temporality, and Narrative Form in Peripheral Modernisms and Yiddish Writers in Weimar Berlin: A Fugitive Modernism.Josh Friedman is a member of the band DATCHA and the creator of the podcast, Art and Life and Shit.Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan OsbornMusic supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico RiversGraphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec HutsonWebsite design by Jakob LazzaroThis episode featured music from the klezmer group, Ezekiel's Wheels Klezmer Band, thanks to Abigale Reisman.Doina for DukeFiddler's SirbaAbigale's HoraJohannes KhosidlNat's NignEpisode photo by Dan Osborn

In this episode, we speak with Marc Caplan about Yiddish literature. Marc is the Brownstone Visiting Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College and the author of How Strange the Change: Language, Temporality, and Narrative Form in Peripheral Modernisms and Yiddish Writers in Weimar Berlin: A Fugitive Modernism. Marc talks about the processes of modernization for Yiddish-speaking Jews in Eastern Europe and demonstrates how Yiddish literature can be understood as a form of postcolonial expression.Learn more about the Joy and Conversation at www.joyandconversationpodcast.comFollow Joy and Conversation on social media:Twitter- @JandCPodcastFacebook- @JoyandConversationPodcastYouTube- Joy and ConversationEpisode Credits:Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan OsbornMusic supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico Rivers (www.nicoriversrecording.com)Graphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)Website design by Jakob Lazzaro (www.jakoblazzaro.com)This episode featured music from the klezmer group, Ezekeil's Wheels (www.ewklezmer.com)Doina for DukeFiddler's Sirba HongaJohannes KhosidlNat's NignEpisode photo by Dan Osborn

In this bonus episode, we visit the archives of A Bintel Brief, listening to the questions of Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrants and first generation Americans. These letters written to The Forward's advice column offer a glimpse into the anxieties and aspirations of Eastern European Jews in early 20th century New York City. A special thanks to everyone that made this episode possible. Jordan Gass-Poore' is an investigative journalist and podcast producer who is the co-founder of Local Switchboard NYC, a women-led local news podcast covering New York City's five boroughs. Arielle Nissenblatt is an audio producer and consultant and the founder of EarBuds Podcast Collective. Liz Apple is a product designer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of Paperapple. Elena Raphael is a psychotherapist and life coach. Josh Friedman is a member of the band DATCHA and the creator of the podcast, Art and Life and Shit. Jared Zeidman is an Assistant Coach for the Canisius College Women's Basketball Team.Lee Zeidman is a strategic and crisis communications expert at 3D Communications. Not only that, he is Jared's father.The Yiddish poem Manhattan Bridge was read by Marc Caplan. This episode featured the song "Abigale's Hora" by Ezekiel's Wheels Klezmer Band, thanks to Abigale Reisman.Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan OsbornMusic supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico Rivers Graphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec Hutson Website design by Jakob LazzaroEpisode photo by Dan Osborn

In this episode, we speak with Ginna Green, Lynn Harris, and Chana Pollack about the newest iteration of A Bintel Brief. Originally an advice column in The Jewish Daily Forward, A Bintel Brief has been reimagined for the 21st century as a podcast, pairing humor and heart. Ginna and Lynn discuss what it is like to host the show, reflecting on emotional intelligence, the Jewishness of this work, and the humanness of having questions and seeking answers. Chana relates the Yiddish column's past to the present.Learn more about A Bintel Brief Podcast at www.forward.com/a-bintel-brief-podcastCheck out the books inspired by A Bintel Brief, including A Bintel Brief: Sixty Years of Letters from the Lower East Side to the Jewish Daily Forward edited by Isaac Metzker and the graphic novel A Bintel Brief: Love and Longing in Old New York by Liana Finck.Learn more about the Joy and Conversation at www.joyandconversationpodcast.comFollow Joy and Conversation on social media:Instagram- joyandconversationpodcastTwitter- @JandCPodcastFacebook- @JoyandConversationPodcastYouTube- Joy and ConversationEpisode Credits:Special thanks to Adam Strom, Shira Deener, and Staci Rosenthal for sharing their reflections on A Bintel Brief.Adam is the director of Re-Imagining Migration, an education nonprofit focused on the study of identity and democracy through stories of migration.Shira is the Head of School for JCDS Boston.Staci is a program associate in Jewish Education at the education nonprofit, Facing History and Ourselves.Thanks to Lauren Passell for making this conversation possible.Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan OsbornMusic supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico Rivers (www.nicoriversrecording.com)Graphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)Website design by Jakob Lazzaro (www.jakoblazzaro.com)Episode photo by Dan Osborn

In this episode, we speak with Devin Naar about the Jews of Salonica. Devin is the Isaac Alhadeff Professor of Sephardic Studies, Associate Professor of History, and faculty at the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies in the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington and the author of Jewish Salonica: Between the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece. Devin discusses Sephardic Jewish history; the history of Ladino speaking populations in North Africa, the Balkans, and the Middle East; and centers the conversation around the city of Salonica and the legacy of Jewish life in the city and its diaspora.Learn more about Devin's work at www.devinenaar.comLearn more about the Joy and Conversation at www.joyandconversationpodcast.comFollow Joy and Conversation on social media:Instagram- joyandconversationpodcastTwitter- @JandCPodcastFacebook- @JoyandConversationPodcastYouTube- Joy and ConversationEpisode Credits:Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan OsbornMusic supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico Rivers (www.nicoriversrecording.com)Graphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)Website design by Jakob Lazzaro (www.jakoblazzaro.com)This episode featured music from the Sephardic group, Voice of the Turtle (www.voiceoftheturtle.com).Par'ó Era EstreyeroEmpesare a Kontar (Sarajevo) (Featuring Lisle Kulbach & Judith Wachs)Ken Supiese Y EntendienseAbenamarThis episode featured music from Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).Careless MorningLakeside PathLiptisMessy InkwellEpisode photo by Dan Osborn

In this episode, we speak with Molly Theodora Oringer, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Anthropology at UCLA, about Lebanon's Jewish communities and the way they are remembered by non-Jewish Lebanese today. Molly discusses the history of modern Lebanon and the way the development of "Lebaneseness" and Lebanon as a nation-state impacted Jews in the country. She also explores the idea of the "cultural broker" and how it is that non-Jewish Lebanese interact with "Jewish spaces," particularly when Jews are absent from such spaces.Learn more about Molly's research and writings at www.mtoringer.comLearn more about the podcast at www.joyandconversationpodcast.comFollow Joy and Conversation on social media:Instagram- joyandconversationpodcastTwitter- @JandCPodcastFacebook- @JoyandConversationPodcastYouTube- Joy and ConversationEpisode Credits:Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan OsbornMusic supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico Rivers (www.nicoriversrecording.com)Arabic translation and voice acting by Michael Karam (www.twitter.com/michaelkaram)Graphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)Website design by Jakob Lazzaro (www.jakoblazzaro.com)This episode featured music from the Sephardic group, Voice of the Turtle (www.voiceoftheturtle.com)."Una Tarde De Verano""Asheriko De Kinze Anyos""Shir Ha-Shirim""Azkir (Sarajevo)"This episode featured music from Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)."Erast""The Crisper"Eggs and Powder"Mercurial Vision""Ash and Mirage"Episode photo by Dan Osborn

In this episode, we speak with Maha Nassar, Associate Professor of Modern Middle East History and Islamic Studies at The University of Arizona, about Palestinian citizens of the State of Israel. Maha discusses life as a Palestinian-American growing up in Chicago, her parents' memories of life in Palestine before 1948, and the experiences of Palestinians who remained within the borders of Israel. Maha focuses on the intellectual history of this community, emphasizing the role of poetry in communicating their longings and aspirations.Read Maha's book on the topic, Brothers Apart: Palestinian Citizens of Israel and the Arab World, published by Stanford University Press.Learn more at www.joyandconversationpodcast.comFollow Joy and Conversation on social media:Instagram- joyandconversationpodcastTwitter- @JandCPodcastFacebook- @JoyandConversationPodcastYouTube- Joy and ConversationEpisode Credits:Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan OsbornMusic supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico Rivers (www.nicoriversrecording.com)Graphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)Website design by Jakob Lazzaro (www.jakoblazzaro.com)This episode featured a recording of "Yumma Welil Hawa," performed on the qanun by Maria Trogolo.This episode featured music from Basel Zayed (www.baselzayed.com)."Had el-Umor" from the album Hada Leil"Martyr""Violence" from the album Ayn Trio"Civil War" from the album Adam"Samaai' Nahawand" from the album Ayn Trio"Waiting" from the album Ayn Trio"Arafto al-Hawa" from the album Ayn Trio"Janin" from the album Hada LeilEpisode photo by Dan Osborn

In this episode, we speak with musician Ronnie Malley about music, collaboration with Jewish artists, perspectives on global citizenship, and Palestinian identity. Ronnie shares his thoughts on being Palestinian in America, his connection to Jerusalem, and what it means to find cultural commonalities with Sephardic musicians.Learn more at www.joyandconversationpodcast.comFollow Joy and Conversation on social media:Instagram- joyandconversationpodcastTwitter- @JandCPodcastFacebook- @JoyandConversationPodcastYouTube- Joy and ConversationEpisode Credits:Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan OsbornMusic supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico Rivers (www.nicoriversrecording.com)Graphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)Website design by Jakob Lazzaro (www.jakoblazzaro.com)This episode featured the music of Ronnie Malley."Martyr""Misty Trail""Bab El Dukan""Distant Star""Lucid Stream"Episode photo by Dan Osborn

In this episode, we speak with Faisal Saleh about Palestine Museum US, a museum in Connecticut which is dedicated to promoting the arts and cultures of Palestinians from around the world for an a space for all to experience and enjoy. Faisal discusses the various types of artwork on display in the museum and the need to be seen and have stories told and heard through the arts.Learn more at www.joyandconversationpodcast.comFollow Joy and Conversation on social media:Instagram- joyandconversationpodcastTwitter- @JandCPodcastFacebook- @JoyandConversationPodcastYouTube- Joy and ConversationEpisode Credits:Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan OsbornMusic supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico Rivers (www.nicoriversrecording.com)Graphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)Website design by Jakob Lazzaro (www.jakoblazzaro.com)This episode featured a recording of "Yumma Welil Hawa," performed on the qanun by Maria Trogolo.This episode featured music from Basel Zayed (www.baselzayed.com).This episode featured music from Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).Episode photo by Dan Osborn

In this episode, we speak with Nizar Farsakh about Palestinian identity, life in the West Bank and in diaspora, and the possibilities and struggles of dialogue across political borders.Learn more at www.joyandconversationpodcast.comFollow Joy and Conversation on social media:Instagram- joyandconversationpodcastTwitter- @JandCPodcastFacebook- @JoyandConversationPodcastYouTube- Joy and ConversationEpisode Credits:Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan OsbornMusic supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico Rivers (www.nicoriversrecording.com)Graphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)Website design by Jakob Lazzaro (www.jakoblazzaro.com)This episode featured a recording of "Yumma Welil Hawa," performed on the qanun by Maria Trogolo.This episode featured music from Basel Zayed (www.baselzayed.com)."Violence" from the album Ayn Trio."Samaa'i Nahawand" from the album Ayn Trio."Waiting" from the album Ayn Trio."Farah" from the album Ayn TrioEpisode photo by Dan Osborn

In this episode, we speak with Golan Moskowitz, Assistant Professor in the Department of Jewish Studies at Tulane University, about Maurice Sendak. Golan discusses Sendak, the beloved author and illustrator of picture books, with sensitivity to the interplay between queer, Jewish, immigrant, and traumatic elements of Sendak's life and expressiveness. Golan shares poignant analysis of Sendak's career in the broader context of assimilation into dominant American society, the Holocaust, gay liberation, and the AIDS crisis. Golan is the author of Wild Visionary: Maurice Sendak in Queer Jewish Context.Golan draws from Kathryn Bond Stockton's concept of queer children "growing sideways" in his research and throughout the episode.Learn more at www.joyandconversationpodcast.comFollow Joy and Conversation on social media:Instagram- joyandconversationpodcastTwitter- @JandCPodcastFacebook- @JoyandConversationPodcastYouTube- Joy and ConversationEpisode Credits:Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan OsbornMusic supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico Rivers (www.nicoriversrecording.com)Graphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)Website design by Jakob Lazzaro (www.jakoblazzaro.com)This episode featured music from the Sephardic group, Voice of the Turtle (www.voiceoftheturtle.com)."En El Kamino De La 'Skola" from the album Under Aegean Moons: Music of the Spanish Jews of Rhodes and Salonika"Madres Amargadas" from the album Full Circle: Music of the Spanish Jews of Jerusalem"Minouche" from the album From the Shores of the Golden Horn: Music of the Spanish Jews of TurkeyThis episode featured music from Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)."Borough" from the album Molerider"Capilla" from the album Castle Danger"Great Great Lengths" from the album The Baloonist"Trenton Channel" from the album Reflections"Arian Vale" from the album CauldronEpisode photo by Dan Osborn

In this episode, we speak with Ruth Behar, poet, children's author, and Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, about the history of the Jews of Cuba. Ruth weaves personal stories of her Ashkenazi and Sephardic family members' journeys from Poland and Turkey to Cuba into a larger narrative of Jewish diaspora and the search for home. We discuss "keepers of memory" and Ruth's role as a memory keeper through her many books, including Letters from Cuba and Everything I Kept/Todo lo que guardé.Learn more about Rachel Laryea and Kelewele at www.kelewelenyc.comLearn more at www.joyandconversationpodcast.comFollow Joy and Conversation on social media:Instagram- joyandconversationpodcastTwitter- @JandCPodcastFacebook- @JoyandConversationPodcastYouTube- Joy and ConversationEpisode Credits:Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan OsbornMusic supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico Rivers (www.nicoriversrecording.com)Graphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)Website design by Jakob Lazzaro (www.jakoblazzaro.com)This episode featured music from the Sephardic group, Voice of the Turtle (www.voiceoftheturtle.com)."Par'o Era Estreyero" from the album A Different Night: A Passover Musical Anthology"Asheriko De Kinze Anyos""Kuando D'aifto" from the album A Different Night: A Passover Musical AnthologyThis episode featured music from Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)."Arlan Vale" from the album Minimal"Contrarian" from the album Sketchbook"Union Hall Melody" from the album Union HallEpisode photo by Dan Osborn

Nosh on this bite-sized mini morsel with Ruth Behar and stay tuned for the full episode on April 25th!Visit joyandconversationpodcast.comFollow @JandCPodcast on TwitterLike @JoyandConversationPodcast on Facebook

Nosh on this bite-sized mini morsel with Ruth Behar and stay tuned for the full episode on April 25th!Visit joyandconversationpodcast.comFollow @JandCPodcast on TwitterLike @JoyandConversationPodcast on Facebook

In this episode, we speak to Lior Sternfeld, Assistant Professor of History and Jewish Studies at Penn State, about the history of Jews in Iran. Far from a simple story of "Jews in Muslim Lands," Lior walks us through the social history of Jews as they experienced rapid changes in social and political status and participated in some of the most seminal events of the 20th century within and beyond the borders of Iran. Much of the conversation revolves around the research found in Lior's book, Between Iran and Zion: Jewish Histories of Twentieth-Century Iran, published by Stanford University Press.Learn more at www.joyandconversationpodcast.comFollow Joy and Conversation on social media:Instagram- joyandconversationpodcastTwitter- @JandCPodcastFacebook- @JoyandConversationPodcastYouTube- Joy and ConversationEpisode Credits:Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan OsbornMusic supervision, editing mixing, and mastering by Nico Rivers (www.nicoriversrecording.com)Graphics and Klezmer theme song by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)Website design by Jakob Lazzaro (www.jakoblazzaro.com)This episode featured music from the Sephardic group, Voice of the Turtle (www.voiceoftheturtle.com)."Ven All Zeresh La Loka (featuring Jay Rosenberg)" from the album The Sword of the Dove: a Judeo-Spanish Purim Fantasia"Rau Vanim (featuring Lisle Kulbach & Jay Rosenberg)" from the album The Sworth of the Dove: A Judeo-Spanish Purim Fantasia"Yo Hanino, Tu Hanina" from the album From the Shores of the Golden Horn (Music of the Spanish Jews of Turkey)"Minouche (featuring Lisle Kulbach)" from the album From the Shores of the Golden Horn (Music of the Spanish Jews of Turkey)"En El Kamini De La 'skola (featuring Lisle Kulbach & Jay Rosenberg)" from the album Under Aegean Moons: Music of the Spanish Jews of Rhodes and SalonikaThis episode featured music from Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)."Contrarian" from the album Sketchbook"Kilkerrin" from the album ScalcairnEpisode photo by Dan Osborn

Nosh on this bite-sized mini morsel with Lior Sternfeld and stay tuned for the full episode on April 11th!Visit joyandconversationpodcast.comFollow @JandCPodcast on TwitterLike @JoyandConversationPodcast on Facebook

Nosh on this bite-sized mini morsel with Lior Sternfeld and stay tuned for the full episode on April 11th!Visit joyandconversationpodcast.comFollow @JandCPodcast on TwitterLike @JoyandConversationPodcast on Facebook

Welcome to Joy and Conversation, a podcast about Jewish history and culture. It's with scholars but it's for everyone. Find joy in conversation, it's a mitzvah. Yalla, let's learn!Learn more at www.joyandconversationpodcast.comFollow Joy and Conversation on twitter @JandCPodcastLike Joy and Conversation on Facebook @JoyandConversationPodcastEpisode Credits:Joy and Conversation is hosted by Dan OsbornJoy and Conversation is edited, mixed, and mastered by Nico Rivers (www.nicoriversrecording.com)The Joy and Conversation theme song was written by Alec Hutson (www.alechutson.com & www.warbirdcreative.com)This episode featured the song "Vulcan Street" by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)