An Expressive Language Struggling for a Rennaisance


	An Expressive Language Struggling for a Rennaisance

zasel

4-22-2007 6:37 PM

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yiddish, jewish, education, conferences, culture

zasel says:

As someone who publishes an online magazine of Jewish culture, politics and lifestyle, I am thrilled to learn of this marvelous conference. Yiddish is a beautifully expressive, vibrant and in a very real sense, universal language. So many Yiddishisms have been incorporated into everyday English. Shlep, shmuck, mazel tov are but three of hundreds of expressions that Jews and non-Jews use in their day-to-day conversations. I am glad this group is working towards keeping Yiddish alive.

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4-23-2007 2:49 AM

Thorne

Oy to the veh!!! (sp??) LOL

4-23-2007 3:04 AM

michellezm

It's not a shlep for me to type, 'thanks for the clip'

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