Yiddish Words of the Week – Cleaning the Kitchen מע רייניקט די קיך –...
It’s that time of year again. Spring! Pre-Peysekh! After a long winter, everyone is cleaning their kitchen. The oven and fridge are both very dirty and need to be scrubbed and cleaned. The sink...
ייִדיש לעבט אין טעקסאַס: אַן אומגעריכט לשון רײַט נאָך אַלץ דעם בראָנקאָ
דער אַמעריקאַנער שטאַט טעקסאַס באַרימט זיך מיט קנאַפּע קלישעען — קאַובױס, ראָדעאָס — נאָר פֿאַקטיש האָט ער אַ לאַנגע געשיכטע פֿון קולטורעלער און שפּראַכלעכער פֿילמיניקײט, אָנהייבנדיק מיט אײַנגעבױרענע לשונות װי קאָמאַנטשע, ליפּאַן־אַפּאַטשע און שפּעטער אַפֿראָ־סעמינאָל־קרעאָלן.
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