Tag: Yiddish
Dec. 21 concert for all Yiddish and Music Lovers in San Diego
Thursday, December 21 at 7:30 PM in the Lyceum Space
Come join Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival favorite, Yale Strom and his band, Hot Pstromi, for a Hanukkah and Winter Solstice Celebration!
Klezmer music...
The 22 best Yiddish words to know
A brief glossary of important and commonly used Yiddish words and phrases.
Bissel (bisl)— A little bit, as in “I just want to eat a bissel right now.”
Bubbe (bubby) — Grandmother
Chutzpah —Nerve, extreme arrogance, brazen presumption, confidence, as...
Yiddish comes alive in Warsaw every summer
When Gołda Tencer, the director of the Shalom Foundation and the Jewish Theater in Warsaw, lit the Sabbath candles last Friday, she was accompanied by dozens of people from various countries. Though their mother tongues...
Yiddish-English Dictionary
The League for Yiddish is pleased to announce that we are now selling the newly published Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary. Editors-in chief – Solon Beinfeld and Harry Bochner; associate editors – Barry Goldstein and Yankl...
La Maison de la culture Yiddish cherche un(e) assistant(e) de communication
Il (elle) aura à participer aux actions de communication de l'association. Pour cela, il (elle) devra savoir manier les outils du web et développer la visibilité de l’association sur Internet, à savoir :
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New Book/CD to learn Yiddish in a fun way
If a language is the key to knowledge and to communicate and understand a culture, idioms are the key to their heart.
In these two books by Chaim Werdyger “YIDDISH IN 10 LESSONS” and “500...
Malpes Mit Tzeklapte Kep (Monkeys and head injuries), song based on “Five Little Monkeys...
A beautiful children’s song performed in Yiddish by Bobe Adina.
Monkeys and head injuries - Based on the famed rhythmic poem ' 5 little monkey's jumping on the bed... ', it makes for an arithmetical...
“Di shisl un dos tepl” (The Platter and the Pot), song based on...
A beautiful children’s song performed in Yiddish by Bobe Adina.
The Platter and the Pot - Both kitchen objects quarrel all the time to try to suggest who is the better one or the more...
“A Ketzl” (The Cat), song based on “El Gato de Barrio”, by Cri Cri
A beautiful children’s song performed in Yiddish by Bobe Adina.
The Cat - This cat lives happily in a neighborhood he knows well. He never wants to leave as he can describe all its inhabitants ...
“Flaterl” (Butterfly) y “Unter a kleyn beymale” (Under the little tree)
A beautiful children’s song performed in Yiddish by Bobe Adina.
Butterfly, Song from poet Beyle Schechter Gottessman; and song from Jewish Folklore, ' Under the little tree'. The first describes a butterfly jumping from flower to...