Episode Highlights

Air date: January 15, 2025

Rabbi Sholom Ber Diskin

A shaliach at Chabad of Pacific Palisades, Rabbi Diskin shares his first-hand experience of surviving the Los Angeles wildfires that destroyed his home. He discusses the ongoing relief efforts he and his team are leading. We reached him at his temporary residence in the Pico Robinson neighborhood on Jan. 15, 2025.

➡️ Learn more about fire relief efforts: Chabad of Pacific Palisades Fire Relief
➡️ Support individuals directly:

• Help My Elderly Parents Rebuild After Fire—Ruby Elliot Zuckerman's fundraiser for her grandparents, the Yiddish scholar Marvin Zuckerman and his wife Kathy Kohner Zuckerman a/k/a Gidget
• Help the Diskin Family Rebuild from the Palisades Fire—to support Rabbi Sholom Ber and Nechama Diskin and their family, who lost their home last week in the wildfire.

Shulem Londner

A community member from the Fairfax neighborhood of Los Angeles, Shulem shares insights from the Yiddish literary world and reflects on the wildfire crisis. We reached him by phone at his home on Jan. 15, 2025.

Kolya Borodulin

Join Kolya for a discussion on the Workers Circle’s upcoming online event, Winter in Yiddishland. We reached him by phone at his Arbeter Ring office in New York on Jan. 15, 2025.

New Yiddish Music

This episode features songs by rising stars on the Yiddish music scene:

• Jordan Wax: Makht and Keler fun Ash
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• Hershy Bleich: Yene Second
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• Mendy Shapiro: Kivinu
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• Moshe Milstein: Lichtele
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🎵 Intro Music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing Waltz