The Kids are Alright: Ep. 124




Unorthodox show

Summary: This week, we talk to writer Molly Lambert, who <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/sporting-scene/my-grandmother-the-nazis-and-the-shadow-of-the-olympics">shares the story of her grandmother Margaret Bergmann Lambert</a> , a German-Jewish high jumper barred from the 1936 Olympics. We're also joined by Annette Ezekiel Kogan and Jeremy Brown of <a href="http://golemrocks.com/">Golem</a>, the klezmer-rock band behind our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4BHiCgz7Xk&amp;index=4&amp;list=PLEjB5r098TUSmKI_TYNU-080f8IwCyjom">theme music</a>. They perform a few favorites for us, including <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsUelg9EvtQ&amp;index=6&amp;list=PLEjB5r098TUSmKI_TYNU-080f8IwCyjom">7:40</a>, a song based on the "Hava Nagilah of Russia."<br><br>But wait, there's more! We visited the <a href="https://harlemhebrewcharter.org">Harlem Hebrew Language Academy Charter School</a>, a diverse dual-language elementary school in New York City, to see if Liel could keep up with the students b'ivrit.<br><br>Buy an Unorthodox shirt! Click <a href="http://bit.ly/unorthoshirt">here</a> and use the coupon code UnorthodoxLaunch2018.<br><br>Our next live show is Wednesday, March 21 at the JCC Manhattan. Buy tickets <a href="https://ebiz.jccmanhattan.org/PersonifyEBusiness/Default.aspx?TabID=416&amp;amp;pid=648364080&amp;amp;_ga=2.182795750.1134758165.1517425509-922507407.1515010444">here</a>.<br><br>Want more Unorthodox in your life? Join our Facebook group to chat with the hosts and see what happens behind-the-scenes! <a href="http://bit.ly/UnorthodoxPodcast">Sign up</a> for our weekly newsletter to get new episodes, photos, and more. <br><br>We love hearing from our listeners! <a href="mailto:Unorthodox@tabletmag.com">Email us</a> or leave a message at our listener line: 914-570-4869. We may share your note on the air.