Episode 0331: Jake Krakovsky, Yiddish Puppeteer

03/08/2022 29 min
Episode 0331: Jake Krakovsky, Yiddish Puppeteer

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Episode Synopsis

"The Shmooze" visited with Jake Krakovsky, an Atlanta-based puppeteer, writer, actor, director, teaching artist, and as of late Yiddishist. In conversation, Jake recounted how he successfully turned the Yiddish story "Labzik" into a puppet film and how in the process he discovered the richness of Yiddish language, literature, and culture.

Episode 331
August 4, 2022
Amherst, MA