The series,
written and narrated by Forverts editor Rukhl Schaechter, aims to give
non-Yiddish speakers an introduction to familiar Yiddish words and phrases and
how they might be used in everyday situations.
Schaechter, who was appointed the new editor of the Forverts in 2016, is
the first woman to helm the paper in its 119-year history, its first
editor to have been born in the United States, and likely its first editor
who is shomeret Shabbat.
We posted the
first
of this series in May. Now that the Forverts is continuing the
series, we'll be sharing some of the words and phrases as a regular feature of
Jewish Humor Central.
Today we'll look at the many variations of cake, and a few proverbs to illustrate their use.
Enjoy!
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My Dad spoke Yiddish fluently having grown up in a Jewish neighborhood in the Bronx. Oddly enough we are Episcopalian. In doing the family history, I found out that my Dad's paternal grandparents were Jewish. My Grandmother was of English descent and Dad and his twin were raised Episcopalian as was I. But I find this fascinating. Listening to the series, I notice that many of the non-English expressions I grew up with are Yiddish. Thank you so much for doing this.
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