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yiddish

 yi dish

  • n  a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script

  • The introduction of a yiddish word caused me to look up other yiddish words which might apply.
News & Articles

  • Heading Into the 'I' of the Knaidel
    Did Arvind Mahankali spell ‘knaidel’ correctly or not? The problem lies not with Yiddish, the New York Times or a 13-year-old boy. Philologos says it is the English language. Click here for the rest of the article...
    June 16, 2013 - The Forward
  • Spelling Ace Gets His Own Knaidel
    U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) honored Scripps National Spelling Bee champ Arvind Mahankali of Bayside Hills on June 10. Mahankali won the contest on June 4 after he correctly spelled “knaidel,” the Yiddish word for matzo ball.
    June 13, 2013 - Queens Tribune
Quotes

  • Ilan Stavans in Reuters
    Yiddish was perceived by the Zionist as the language of victimhood,said Amherst College professor Ilan Stavans, author of a book called Resurrecting Hebrew.
  • Michael Bloomberg in Radar Online
    New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg praised her from the podium, commenting, "There's a Yiddish saying, that our mitzvahs-our good deeds-are the clothing of our soul. So in more ways than one, Brooke Astor was always the best-dressed woman in New...
  • David G. Roskies in Jerusalem Post
    While Israel was building a state, America was the place of refuge where the severed branches [of Eastern European Jewry] could be collected and preserved,Roskies says. "Yiddish scholarship existed in Israel, but it was very academic and...

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