BREAD

Program 02-11-10-B

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To The Best of Our Knowledge
from Wisconsin Public Radio

Mimi Sheraton loves bialys - those Jewish crusty rolls with the toasted onion center. She picks one up every morning from her local Manhattan bakery. Sheraton set out to visit the Polish town of Bialystock to find the people who invented this magical bread. But the thriving town of 50,000 didn't survive the Nazis. When she arrived, only five Jews were left. In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, stories about bread.

SEGMENT 1:

Brother Peter Reinhart has devoted his entire life to nurturing matters of the soul. His Spiritual path has led me to baking bread. For over 15 years he has been the leader of the American Artisanal Bread movement. He told Anne Strainchamps what it is all about.

SEGMENT 2:

Reporter Charles Monroe-Kane ventures off to one of the last surviving grist mills in the US. He learns about how water power is used to grind wheat into flour. He also learns something about himself as well. Also, Arlo Guthrie reading from the classic parable, The Little Red Hen. And, Carolyn Wyman tells Steve Paulson about the history of Wonder Bread. So, it is the greatest thing since sliced bread?

SEGMENT 3:

For most of recorded history, bread has been the essential food of society. Darra Goldstein, editor of Gastronomica magazine, tell Jim Fleming you can't overstate the significance of bread in human history. Also, Mimi Sheraton, a travel writer, sets out to the Polish town of Bialystock to find the origins of her favorite bread from childhood, the Jewish roll, the bialy. But the thriving town of 50,000 did not survive the Nazis. When Sheraton arrived only four Jews were left.

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Links:

For fun, games, history and more. . . http://www.wonderbread.com
For more on Beckman Mill, or if you want to visit. . . http://www.beckmanmill.org
Check out Gastronomica Magazine. . . http://www.gastronomica.org

• Peter Reinhart, Bread Upon the Waters: A Pilgrimage Toward Self-Discovery and Spiritual Truth.. (Perseus Books)
• Peter Reinhart, Ron Manville (Photographer) The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Arts of Extraordinary Bread, (Ten Speed Press)
• Mimi Sheraton, The Bialy Eaters: The Story of a Bread and a Lost World (Broadway Books)

• Klezmer Music: Early Yiddish Instrumental Music, The First Recordings: 1910-1927. Terkishher Yale-Ve-Vove Tants. Arhoolie Records.
• Klezmer Music: Early Yiddish Instrumental Music, The First Recordings: 1910-1927. Baym Rebns Sude. Arhoolie Records.chindler's List Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Music Composed and Conducted by John Williams. Auschwitz-
  Birkenau.MCA Records.
• Schindler's List Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Music Composed and Conducted by John Williams. Theme From Schindler's List.MCA Records.
• Schindler's List Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Music Composed and Conducted by John Williams. Remembrances (with Itzhak Perlman, violin).MCA Records.
• Schindler's List Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Music Composed and Conducted by John Williams. Jewish Town (Krakow Ghetto - Winter '41). MCA Records.
• The Billys. Bread. The Time Has Come. Bang-a-Bucket Music.
• Bruce Anfinson. Fresh Bread. Home is Where Montana Is. Last Chance Records.
• The Verve. History. A Northern Soul. VC Records.
• Yo La Tengo. Don't Say a Word. Electr-O-Pura. Matador Records.
• PJ Harvey. To Bring You My Love. To Bring You My Love. Island Records.
  

Distribution dates:

week of 12/28/2003 - hour 2 week of 11/10/2002 - hour 2

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