Heritage Words
By HUC Jewish Language Project
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Episodes: 32
Description
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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From Baghdad to London: Losing and Keeping Judeo-Iraqi Arabic with Samantha Ellis
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Singing from the Fragments: Iraqi-Ashkenazi Music with Yoni Avi Battat
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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The Rabbi Who Rejected Yiddish: Mordecai Kaplan’s Vision with Jenna Weissman Joselit
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Chicken-Footed Demons and Synagogue Shouting: Venezuelan Sephardic Life with Joseph Bendahan
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Bonus Episode: Ayuni: Foods of our Middle Eastern and North African Jewish Grandmothers
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Opera and Film: Christian and Jewish Neo-Aramaic with Nora Lacey and Alan Niku
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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How an 11-Year-Old Learned a Dying Language: Lishan Didan with Sam Miller
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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The Teenager Who Accidentally Documented an Endangered Language: Judeo-Tuyserkani with Ashton Kahen
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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The Secret Jews of Mashhad: On Jewish Persian Languages with Lauren Hakimi
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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The Jewish Ambassador of Kentucky: Sephardi/Ashkenazi Comedian Ariel Elias
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Tsures, Shnook, and Overlapping Dialogue: The Language of Long Story Short with Raphael Bob-Waksberg
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Language Therapy: Iraqi, Tunisian, and Libyan Jewish Heritage with Stephanie Ives
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Yiddish, Arabic, and the Search for Ancestral Voices with Karen Skinazi
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Lost and Found: The Hidden Layers of Jewish Language and Literature with Dara Horn
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Savoring Heritage: Ladino and Family Recipes with Elaine Lindheim
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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First-Generation Jew: Decoding Orthodox Dress, Speech, and Tradition with Aliza Bulow
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Fress Frumkeit: Living Jewish Culture Through Food and Language with Michael Twitty
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Sushi on Shabbat: A Pacific Islander’s Jewish Journey with Genevieve Okada Goldstone
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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From Krakow to Kurdistan to Casablanca: Heritage Words from Jewish Language Project Staff
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Yiddish “Sounds Like Home,” with Michele Lieberman and Guest Interviewer Jack Lieberman
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Ethiopian-Israeli-American Experience: A Conversation with Mother and Son Tawkalich Michal Avera Samuel and Telahun Liad Samuel
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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I Sing it Fluently: Ladino Activism with Sarah Aroeste
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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From Mashallah to Ayouni: The Power of Arabic Words and Music in Jewish Communities with Yosef Goldman
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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“Sampling my grandparents” with Galeet Dardashti
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May 28, 2025 |
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Bringing Maqam to a San Francisco Knis with Asher Shasho Levy
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May 14, 2025 |
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From vilde chaye to Yiddish parenting maven with Mayim Bialik
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Ashtidek: Preserving the beauty of Judeo-Arabic with Sarah Sassoon
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Khudo Kumek isn't just goodbye: Juhuri Journeys with Ilana Mansharov
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Salud i vida! Toasting Ladino's Longevity in Seattle with Danny Jassen
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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"Jonam, what's up?" Bukharian as Bridge with Rozeeta Mavashev
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Evelyn Dean-Olmsted: What are heritage words?
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Introducing: Heritage Words
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Aug 28, 2024 |