Who The Folk?! Podcast

This week I talk to Julie Dean the founder of Twin Cities Mussar. We talk about what Mussar is, where her passion for the practice comes from, and how the interest is growing in the Twin Cities has increased – particularly since October 7, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. 

Twin Cities Mussar: https://www.twincitiesmussar.org/

Sponsored this week by: Ethan Roberts Photography, for headshots, senior photos, weddings, events, parties and more. 

Sponsored this week by The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, presenting "Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive" on April 19 and 21. For tickets and more information, go to The Ordway website.

This week I talk to Daniel Rubinyi, an artist and the creator of the website autismandoils.com. We talk about how his autism helps him as an artist, where his passion for art comes from, and the importance of his family, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. 

Sponsored this week by The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, presenting "Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive" on April 19 and 21. For tickets and more information, go to The Ordway website.

This week I talk to Iola Kostrewski, the new Minnesota Engagement Director for the ADL. We talk about the opportunity to help restart the ADL’s presence in Minnesota, her unique family story, and the generational trauma, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

Sponsored this week by The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, presenting "Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive" on April 19 and 21. For tickets and more information, go to The Ordway website.

This week I talk to Sharyn Jackson, a food writer at the Minneapolis Star Tribune. We talk about the awesome food scene in the Twin Cities, what trends may be headed our way, and her quest for a really good Challah, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

Sponsored this week by The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, presenting "Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive" on April 19 and 21. For tickets and more information, go to The Ordway website.

This week I talk to Kiel Majewski, the development director of the Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School. We talk about some take aways from his first trip to Israel last month, working at a small-town Holocaust museum, and deciding why he and his family picked Judaism, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

This week I talk to Shana Eisenberg, a songleader and actor who stars in “The Moneylender’s Daughter” at Six Points Theater starting March 2. We talk about how she’s approaching this well-known character, playing the title character in a world premiere, and how songleading helped strengthen her Judaism, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

tickets: https://www.sixpointstheater.org/the-moneylenders-daughter

TCJ Merch!: https://tcjewfolk.com/store

This week I talk to Liba Herman, the owner of Studio Inside Out in St. Louis Park. We talk about her inheriting her mother’s love of art, the importance of art in society, and what her process for creating art is, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

https://www.studioinsideout.org/

TCJ Merch! https://tcjewfolk.com/store

This week I talk to Gail Rosenblum, former Star Tribune columnist and the founder of Man Plans God Laughs Entertainment. We talk about what led her to start this new non-profit, the inspiration she found from the young adult novel “Milkweed,” and the changing nature of journalism, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

https://www.mpglentertainment.org/
https://milkweedthemovie.com/

This week I talk to Rabbi Jason Rodich, the new director of Communications at Temple Israel. We talk about the transition from pulpit rabbi to synagogue employee, the evolution of Judaism, and how he considers communications to be a pulpit of its own, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

https://templeisrael.com

TCJ Merch! https://tcjewfolk.com/store

This week I talk to Tic Treitler, an actor who is making their professional debut in “Survivors” at Six Points Theater. We talk about how they got their start in theater, juggling acting and being a student at the University of Minnesota, and the personal connection they have to the topic of this show, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

https://www.sixpointstheater.org/survivors

merch: https://TCJewfolk.com/store

This week I talk to Keith Shifrin, the owner of School of Rock in the Mac-Groveland neighborhood of St. Paul. We talk about what got him out of the corporate world and into franchise ownership, the power of music, and how being in a band can unite a group of people, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

St. Paul School of Rock: https://www.schoolofrock.com/locations/stpaul

This week's episode is sponsored by Twin Cities Metro Public Library and the Twin Cities Metro eLibrary on the Libby App. www.melsa.org/libby/

This week I talk to Tommy Hoffman, the new executive director of Herzl Camp. We talk about how working at camp decades ago changed his life, why now was the time to make the move to a non-profit, and looking for purpose-driven work, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

Sponsored this week by Ethan Roberts Photography

This week I talk to Gabriel Flaum, the creator of the TC Curator Instagram account for buying and selling a variety of art work. We talk about how he got his business started, the advantage of getting out of the corporate, 9 to 5 world, and following familial footsteps in helping people, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

https://www.instagram.com/thetccurator

This week I talk to Mitch Chargo, an attorney and the founder of the Institute for Holocaust Research and Education. We talk about the IHRE’s first event on Nov. 28, what led a busy lawyer to start this organization, and how he finds time to be the lead singer in Stereo Kitchen on top of all of THAT, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

IHRE: https://theihre.org/

IHRE Nov. 28 event: https://tcjewfolk.com/event/unpacking-antisemitism-post-october-7-with-ihres-mitch-chargo-james-kirchick/

Stereo Kitchen: https://www.stereokitchenrocks.net/

TC Jewfolk Hanukkah merch: https://tcjewfolk.com/store

This week I talk to Rabbi Matt Goldberg, the new associate rabbi at Beth El Synagogue. We talk about the transition from interning at the synagogue to being a full-time rabbi, the a-ha moment that led him to rabbinic school, and what he’s enjoying about Minnesota so far, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

TC Jewfolk merch!: https://tcjewfolk.com/store

This week I talk to Peter Grendle, the senior director of Jewish arts and culture at the Minnesota JCC. We talk about how he got his start in the arts, what type of programs he’s hoping to bring, and the deep Jewish connection to the arts, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

TC Jewish Film Festival: https://minnesotajcc.org/art-culture/jewish-film-festival/

TC Jewfolk Hanukkah merch: https://tcjewfolk.com/store

This week I talk to Laurel Hood, a candidate for the school board in St. Anthony-New Brighton Independent School District 282. We talk about what led her to run for office, what she’s heard from her potential constituents, and how her Judaism helped bring her to this moment, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

Learn more: https://www.electlaurelhood.com/

Jewfolk merch: https://tcjewfolk.com/store

This week we have a little levity and randomness with Terri Lindenbaum. We talk about her co-founding the Piecycle Club, her work on the NCJW board, and how she creatively brings together her Korean heritage with her Judaism, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

Piecycle Club: https://pie.bike/

Merch!: https://tcjewfolk.com/store

This week I talk with musician Adi Yeshaya. We talk about what led the Israeli-born musician to his career, the Oct. 16 Adi Yeshaya Big Band show at the Dakota, and we drop some AMAZING names of some of the artists he’s worked with, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

Tickets for the Dakota show: https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/adi-yeshaya-big-band-feat-jennifer-grimm/

TCJ merch: https://tcjewfolk.com/store

This week I talk with Serena Brook, an actress who stars in “Falsettos”, playing now at Theatre Latte Da in Minneapolis. We talk about the abundant Jewish themes in the show, trying to make it in New York, and working as an actress in her hometown, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

Tickets: https://www.latteda.org/falsettos

TCJ Merch: https://tcjewfolk.com/store

This week I talk with Ian Rosenthal, the Housing Justice Organizer at Jewish Community Action. We talk his background in organizing, the harrowing events that helped bring him to this field, and the upcoming Shelter of Justice: A Housing Justice Sukkot event Sept. 26 at the State Capitol, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

sponsored by Temple Israel (https://templeisrael.com/learnmore)

buy our merch!: https://tcjewfolk.com/store

This week I talk with Rabbi Joey Glick, the new rabbi at Shir Tikvah in Minneapolis. We talk about having the interim tag removed from his title, the winding road that led to the rabbinate, and settling into his South Minneapolis community, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

Be sure to check out the refreshed TC Jewfolk merch store with newly designed stickers, shirts, hats and tote bags that help support our mission and help you look fun and stylish. Check it out at https://tcjewfolk.com/store.

This week I talk with Joel Glaser, the CEO of Ampers, a group of diverse community radio stations across Minnesota. We talk about how this group serves underserved communities statewide, how he found his way to non-profit media, and the difference between public radio and community radio, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

Programming is supported by Temple Israel, inspiring Jewish wisdom to help improve an ever-changing world. Register your children for the upcoming religious school year or find out more about their early childhood center, membership information, and more at templeisrael.com/learnmore.

Be sure to check out the refreshed TC Jewfolk merch store with newly designed stickers, shirts, hats and tote bags that help support our mission and help you look fun and stylish. Check it out at tcjewfolk.com/store

This week I talk with Michelle Horovitz, social entrepreneur and the co-owner of Forma, the new community clay space in Minneapolis. We talk about how this new space got up and running, finding a creative outlet, and an update on Appetite for Change, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.

https://formaclay.com/

https://www.instagram.com/formaclay/

https://tcjewfolk.com/store

This week I talk to Michael Arato, the director of program innovation at Herzl Camp. We talk about the end of his first summer in Webster, what it means to innovate camp programming, and we break down some recent news among the camp leadership team, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.

Programming is supported by Temple Israel, inspiring Jewish wisdom to help improve an ever-changing world. Register your children for the upcoming religious school year or find out more about their early childhood center, membership information, and more at templeisrael.com/learnmore.

This week I talk to Bruce Goodman, who endowed the Read In Color Little Free Library at Jewish Family Service of St. Paul. We talk about how this initiative came into existence, recovering from his trauma, and the importance of counseling on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.

https://jfssp.org/services/community-outreach/little-free-library
https://jfssp.org/services/counseling-chaplaincy/counseling-mental-health

This week I talk to artist Robert Nemer. We talk about how he got started in art, how he takes his art off the canvas and to other mediums, and his role in the founding of the Uptown Art Fair, and on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.

https://www.ranarts.net/

This week I talk to my new co-worker Galit Breen, Jewfolk’s new development and operations manager. We talk about being TC Jewfolk’s original Minnesota Mammaleh, what she’s learned in 10 years running “Listen To Your Mother,” and her passionate defense of her hamentashen, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.

This week I talk to Jonah Rothstein, one of the creators of the JewishGigs.com jobs website. We talk about what led to helping get this project off the ground, what brought him back to Minneapolis, and the overlooking of the Midwest in the American Jewish community, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.

https://jewishgigs.com

This week I talk to Janet Hovath, a long-time cellist with the Minnesota Orchestra and the author of the memoir “The Cello Still Sings.” We talk about the question that started it all, growing up the daughter of a holocaust survivor, and the legacy this story can leave, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.

https://janethorvath.com/books/the-cello-still-sings/

https://janethorvath.com/news-events/

This week I talk to journalist and former Jewfolk board member Sheree Curry. We talk about her long and varied career in media, working on the Minnesota Commission of Judicial Selection, and how so much of her career has been at the intersection of race and Judaism, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.

Welcome to this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast, I’m Lonny Goldsmith, the editor of TC Jewfolk. This week, I talk with Kara Rosenwald, the mission coordinator of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation’s Experience Israel 2023 trip. We talk about what led her to take the role, debrief on some of the highlights, and get a little hint about what’s coming next for her, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.

We’re here in Tel Aviv as part of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation’s Experience Israel 2023 Mega Mission, and just before Shabbat started, I got to sit down with to talk with the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, and Duluth native, Thomas Nides.

So some backstory here: Nides addressed the 250-member delegation on the trip prior to our sitting down, so there are a couple of references to that address he made. Also, it was a very tight five-minute chat with a hard time he had to leave and I was doing my best to talk quick and be respectful of the time. Obviously the Ambassador is a busy guy and I was grateful for anytime we had. Also, this was recorded with a live audience of a few people from the trip and the Ambassador’s staff in the room so there may be some background noise. It only adds to the authenticity of it!

This week I talk to Miriam Monasch, the director of the upcoming Six Points Theater show “The Wanderers,” running April 29-May 14. We talk about how she got into the theater, working collaboratively with the actors she’s directing, and the new play she’s working on writing, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.

https://www.sixpointstheater.org/the-wanderers

This week I talk to Dave Schwartz, the senior manager of communications and engagement with the Minnesota Wild. We talk about what led Dave to the sports world, the transition from media to working for a team, and do a little previewing of the playoffs, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

This week I talk to businessperson and author Myrna Marofsky, who is the keynote speaker of the upcoming Keeping the Spirit Alive caregiving conference. We talk about her book, “To The Last Dance, A Partner’s Story of Living and Loving Through Dementia,” presenting on a panel with her daughters, and the importance of care-living, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

https://www.myrnamarofsky.com/

This week I talk to Jennifer Glickstein, entrepreneur and founder of Dress Up To Calm Down. We talk about how she started this company, some of the science behind it, and her work with PJ Library, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

https://dressuptocalmdown.com/shop/
https://www.finn-lab.com/finnovation-fellows/2022-23

This week I talk with Rabbi Tamar Magill-Grimm, the new director of Hineni at Talmud Torah of St. Paul. We talk about her move from the pulpit, splitting time between Beth Jacob and how being a Jewish educator led her to the pulpit on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

https://www.ttsp.org/hineni/current-offerings/engage-2023/

This week I talk to Stewart Mednick, the vice commander of the Minnesota Department of the Jewish War Veterans. We talk about what the JWV is and how it came to existence, Stewart’s unconventional journey to the Navy, and how he’s trying to grow the JWV presence here in Minnesota, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

https://www.mnjwv.org/

Justin Jefferson video: https://app.frame.io/reviews/251478a2-fafb-4a8d-9c32-960269a87208/d093561b-e3da-4ffd-bd08-90d98508e630

This week I talk with the very talented actress Marci Lucht. We talk about acting in her first Six Points Theater show, "Trayf", playing now through March 12, what attracted her to the stage, and the struggle of putting a career over other things, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

https://www.sixpointstheater.org/trayf

This week I talk with Emma Nadler, a therapist and author of the soon-to-be-released memoir “The Unlikely Village of Eden.” We talk about why she chose to write the book now, parenting a child with disabilities, and what she hopes others take from the book, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/emma-nadler-presents-the-unlikely-village-of-eden-registration-539533056897

This week we talk to Geri Goldman, the new program manager of PJ Library Minneapolis. We talk about how Geri moved from the publishing world back to programming, finding new ways to connect with the community, and a forthcoming expansion of a PJ Library program, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

https://pjlibrary.org/communities/minneapolis/13661

A bonus episode of the Who The Folk?! Podcast. TC Jewfolk Editor Lonny Goldsmith moderated a panel of artists for a discussion of how the theater can address antisemitism. On the panel were Avi Aharoni, Warren C. Bowles, Barbara Brooks, Robert Dorfman, and Kim Kivens. The event was recorded on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at the Minnesota JCC Capp Center St. Paul. The event was produced by Six Points Theater in partnership with TC Jewfolk and the Minnesota JCC.

This week I talk with Aaron Lavinsky, an award-winning photographer at the Minneapolis Star Tribune. We talk about how he got his start in photo-journalism, why he enjoys enterprising journalistic projects, and an incredible collection of memories from 2020, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

This week I talk with Milo Beyene, the new director of communications at Jewish Community Action. We talk about what brought them to this new position, their relatively new Jewish journey, and connecting their Judaism to social justice, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

This week I talk with Robert Dorfman, the new Director of Wellsprings and New Play Development at Six Points Theater in St. Paul. We talk about his career journey from actor to director to this new role, what types of new plays he’s seeing, and some of the big names he’s worked with, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.
https://www.sixpointstheater.org/copy-of-employment

This week I talk with Kate Dietrick, the archivist at the Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives. We talk about how she got started in this work, what big exhibit she’s working on next, and how this job was the start of her Jewish journey, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

https://www.lib.umn.edu/collections/special/umja
https://tcjewfolk.com/why-the-u-wouldnt-change-its-rosh-hashanah-start-date/

This week we talk with Shahar Cohen the schlicha -- emissary -- working for the St. Pual Jewish Federation. We talk about what got her interested in this opportunity, some of the programming she has planned, and her State Fair experience, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

This week, we talk with defense attorney Eric Rice, who last year defended Jaleel Stallings against the Minneapolis Police Department, and won a sizeable settlement from them. We talk about Jaleel’s story, how Eric is pivoting in his legal practice, and discuss the question of can the MPD be reformed, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

For our first, live broadcast of the Who The Folk Podcast, I’m very excited to talk to Naomi Kritzer, a Hugo Award, Edgar Award, and Minnesota Book Award-winning author of science fiction and fantasy books, and also a locally famous political blogger and we're gonna cover a lot of Minnesota Politics with the election a week away.
Links we discuss:
https://naomikritzer.com
https://mndaily.com/187605/news/politics/abortion-measure-added-circus-bill/

This week is part two of our interview with local muckraking journalist Scott Rosenberg. In this part of the interview, we cover why he fought for the voiceless, and his excommunication from Chabad, on this week’s Who the Folk?! Podcast. Once again this part of the interview has been edited for length and clarity.

This week is part one of a our first two-part Who The Folk interview, with local muckraking journalist Scott Rosenberg. In Part one, we talk about the origin of his blog Failed Messiah, which he sold six years ago to a holding company, the early days of blogging, and where his interest in Ethiopean Jewry, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast.

Episode 200!! We talk with writer, comedian, and performer Jon Savitt. We talk about where his interest in the world of entertainment started, creating content, and launching his new business, Campfire Creative, on this week’s Who The Folk podcast.
Website: jonsavittwrites.com
Twitter: twitter.com/savittj
Instagram: instagram.com/savitt_jon
Campfire: campfire-creative.co
Writers Room: jonsavittwrites.com/writers-room

This week we talk with Alisa Bernick, whose newest book, 'Departure Stories: Betty Crocker Made Matzoh Balls (and Other Lies),' is out on Oct. 4. We talk about her career in journalism, how long this memoir has been in the works, and why this was the time to confront some of the things she chose to, this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.
https://elisabernick.com/

This week I talk with State Senator Steve Cwodzinski, who is running for re-election in MInnesota’s 49th District. We talk about why he chose politics as a second career, what his policy priorities have been since he first ran, and how he approaches hyper-partisanship, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

This week we talk with Sean Aronson, the play-by-play voice of the St. Paul Saints. We talk about how he got his start in baseball, what brought him to the Saints, and that time his family put out an APB on him, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

This week we talk with Jenna Zark, a playwright and author whose newest book, "Crooked Lines: A Single Mom’s Jewish Journey," is out on Labor Day. We talk about how her TC Jewfolk columns became the inspiration for the book, and telling a story that resonates regardless of ones religion, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

This week we meet Cantor Inbal Sharett-Singer, the new cantor and music director at Temple Israel. We talk about why she moved here from New York, how her and her family are adjusting to Minnesota, and getting ready for the High Holidays, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

This week we talk with Cantor Wendi Fried, the new B’nai Mitzvah and ritual coordinator at Beth El. We talk about the choice to primarily work off of the pulpit, succeeded the great Mary Baumgarten, and following through on her eighth-grade dreams of becoming a cantor, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.
Sponsored by the newest podcast from Unpacked, "Homeland: 10 Stories 1 Israel"

This week we talk with Noah Gerding, the new development director at Sholom Foundation. We talk about how he got into fundraising, his experience as a Jew of color, and asking big questions, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

This week we talk with Omri Zim-Tamir, a baker and the owner of the Bakery on 22nd Street. We talk becoming a baker, starting a bakery in his basement, and the difference between patient and lazy, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.
https://www.bakery22st.com/
https://millcityfarmersmarket.org/vendors/the-bakery-on-22nd-street/

This week we talk with Lillie Rosen and Maya Harris, the owners of Planty Queens in the Audubon neighborhood of Northeast Minneapolis. We talk about how they got their start in the plant business, what it means to be a neighborhood shop, and the importance of local interactions on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

This week I talk with Dr, Alina Jeffers, an obstetrician and gynecologist. We talk about the ending of abortion rights by the Supreme Court affects providers, the loss of bodily autonomy, and how the last couple of years, in particular, have been taxing to health care providers, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/red-river-womens-clinic-new-location

This week we talk with Charles Aaron, the owner of the Human Powered Health Cycling team that is participating in the upcoming Tour De France Femmes starting on July 24. We talk about what it’s like to manage a global operation, and the honor of participating in the first women’s Tour De France on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

https://humanpoweredhealth.com/news/what-is-the-tour-de-france-femmes-avec-zwift/
https://www.facebook.com/HumanPoweredHealth

This week we talk with Erica Solomon, the new executive director of National Council of Jewish Women Minnesota. We talk about her journey to this new role, get an update on some of the key policy issues of NCJW Minnesota, and talk about the July 17 March for Abortion Access, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

https://unrestrictmn.org/our-future-march-for-abortion-access/
https://www.facebook.com/NCJWMinnesota/

This week we talk with Steven Baker, the new Chief Philanthropy Officer at the Minneapolis Jewish Federation. We talk about why he wanted this title rather than chief development officer, getting to know a new community, and where his philanthropic roots come from, on this week’s Who The Folk?! podcast.

This week we talk with Sarina Partridge, a singer and songwriter who will be leading in song anyone who attends the Shmita Project Exhibition Reception on June 30. We talk about harmonies, communal singing, and bringing Yiddish back, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

https://sarinapartridge.com/
https://tcjewfolk.com/event/exhibition-reception-the-shmita-project/

This week we talk with Eli Goldman, an attacking midfielder with Minneapolis City Soccer Club in the USL League 2. We talk about what it’s like coming back home to play with the Crows in the summer, heading back to New Hampshire to play for UNH in the fall, and balancing team and personal success, on this week’s Who The Folk?! podcast.
https://www.mplscitysc.com/
https://www.mplscitysc.com/2022-schedule/

This week we talk with Carrie Kleinberger, an artist who has a gallery show currently on display at the Hopkins Center for the Performing Arts. We talk about the inspiration for the exhibit, what led her to a second career as an artist, and how her Judaism is infused in her work, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.
https://www.carolynkleinberger.com/
https://www.hopkinsartscenter.com/223/Exhibitions

This week we talk with Rachel Sher, who starts work this week as the Director of Youth Engagement at Adath Jeshurun. We talk about what brought her back to the Twin Cities from New York, her history of youth engagement work, and looking forward to engaging a new group of teens, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

This week we talk with Barbara Wiener, a documentary filmmaker and teacher. We talk about her most recent film, Art on the Inside, which played at the MSP International Film Festival, how she became a documentarian, what projects she’s eyeing next, on this week’s Who the folk?! Podcast.

Art from the Inside:
https://vimeo.com/594371377

Ida's Story
https://vimeo.com/408585139

Singing Kindness
https://vimeo.com/535297742


Hún Qiaó: Bridge of Souls
https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/661788841

Laura Monn Ginsburg, a board member of National Council of Jewish Women, comes talks with Enzi this week to discuss the recent leak of the Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade, and the upcoming Jewish Rally For Abortion Justice.
If you’re unable to join be in Washington, D.C., tune in at 9 a.m. EDT for the livestream at jewishrally.org. Check @NCJW on social for more details.

This week we talk to Naomi Silber, the development director of Pro-Choice Minnesota. We talk about what this week has been like since the leak of the opinion that threatens to end Roe v. Wade, how her activism and Judaism collide, and how you can support her work, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

https://tcjewfolk.com/hundreds-protest-with-never-again-message/
https://tcjewfolk.com/judaisms-presence-in-minnesotas-abortion-rights-fight/
https://www.prochoiceminnesota.org/

Welcome to this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast, I’m Lonny Goldsmith, the editor of TC Jewfolk. This week I talk to Becca Mayo, the marketing and outreach coordinator at the MSP Film Society, which puts on the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival – starting this year on May 5. We talk about some of the many films of Jewish interest this year, how she found this side of the film business, and what has kept an East Coaster in the Twin Cities, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

Read more: https://tcjewfolk.com/many-films-of-jewish-interest-coming-to-msp-film-festival/
Discount code: TCJFMSPIFF41

This week, we're thrilled to introduce Carli Shapiro, Jewfolk’s first development officer ahead of her start on the job this week. We talk about where her desire to work in the non-profit world comes from, what brought her to the Twin Cities, and what she brings to Jewfolk, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

This week we talk with Minnesota Vikings kicker Greg Joseph about his participation in the JCRC’s trip to the Holocaust museum in Washington, D.C., being a part of a Jewish community despite the transient nature of being an NFL player, and how he went from kicking soccer balls to footballs, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

This week we talk to Jody Weinberg the founder and CEO of J Teleconnections. We talk about how she started this business, some of the struggles of connecting with the right people during the pandemic, and the art of talking fast, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.
Thanks to our sponsors this week, The Newman School at Talmud Torah of Saint Paul, and The Gold Group!

This week I sit down with Jon Halper, the owner of the Top Ten Liquor stores across the Twin Cities metro area. We talk about the exciting new Wineside concept opening this year, the challenges his industry faces, and the trends to be on the lookout for

This week I talk to Natalie Belsky, a history professor at the University of Minnesota-Duluth who specializes in migration, minority politics in the USSR, Soviet citizenship, and East European Jewish history. We talk about her family’s history in the former Soviet Union and how that history can inform us about what’s happening now in Russia and Ukraine, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

This week I talk with Asya Mikhailenko Sturgella volunteer with the Minnesota-Ukrainian American Advocacy Committee who immigrated to Minnesota from Kyiv when she was 9. We talk about her family that is still there in a war zone, how she is coping, and the support her community has received.

https://tcjewfolk.com/bipartisan-russian-divestment-bills-announced-at-capitol/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ_5PsIxZWo

This week we have a special episode of the podcast, where I talk with Alexandra Sakurets, a registered nurse who is currently in Przysml, Poland, on the border with Ukraine where she working to treat refugees who are escaping Russia’s war on their country. Fair warning, the interview has a lot of abrupt breaks in it as she was on shift working to treat people with all manner of ailments.

Want to watch the interview instead? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDMKxzW5MdY
https://www.jookender.org/waystogive/make-donation.htm

This week we talk to Sara Greenhalgh, program manager at Edot Midwest Regional Jewish Racial Justice Collaborative. We talk about a new program she launched for Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters Community Mikveh, her work for Edot, and dealing with racism in the Jewish community as a Jew of color, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

https://www.mayyimhayyim.org/ljwu-storytelling/
https://edotmidwest.org/

This week we meet Daniel Rosen, a jazz guitarist and singer in the Gentleman’s Anti-Temperance League. We talk about how he got his start in music, growing up on a northern Minnesota farm, and his short story writing, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

https://gatl.band
https://www.danielpatrickrosen.com/

This week I talk with Sherry Knazan, a Jewish educator and the proprietor of Love Letters Bakery out of her kosher St. Louis Park kitchen. We talk about why she started her business, the great story of where the name comes from, and taking classes to get her Ph.D., on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.
https://www.lovelettersbakery.com/

This week, we talk to Claude Riedel, a Minneapolis glass artist who creates Ner Tamids that hang around the world, including at Shir Tikvah, Temple Israel, Minnesota Hillel, and Bet Shalom. We talk about how he got started, his display at the Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts, and his brush with Hollywood, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast

https://clauderiedelart.com/
https://www.mnglassart.org/upcomingevents/2022/2/26/claude-riedel-exhibition-reception-amp-artist-talk

This week, I talk with Carli Poisson and Aaron Josephs, who are the Moishe House Pod in the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis. We talk about why starting the pod was right for them, deepening their connection to the TC Jewish Community, and a possible rivalry with the other Moishe Pod!