RE: Yiddish URL??

[Barry Mazor]

Well,

This link will put you to a Yiddish dictionary for travelers..

Derek


Neat--but where in heck do you travel to  any more where anybody speaks it?

Barry

Re: Yiddish URL??

[Barry Mazor]

Sorry, this ain't so on-topic, but does anyone know of a website that might be
devoted to the Yiddish language? I'm finishing up a piece on Chuck E. Weiss
and must find something resembling proper spelling (or at least the most
widely accepted spelling) of a couple words: mushagas and tookis. Chuck's
really in to the Yiddish thing, if in a kitsch way.

Neal E. Weiss (no relation)


Uh..I do, actually..except it's all tranliteration, so they don't
definitely do any better'n you, Neil.  Try this:

http:///www.ariga.com/yiddish.htm#sx

alternately, maaybe:

http://www.pass.to

Barry.

Not sure if you meant "mishuhgoss" (craziness")  or some plural form of
"mishugga" (crazy).  Now, can a klezmer band be good if it plays sitting on
its collective tookis?

RE: Yiddish URL??

[Jon Weisberger]

 This link will put you to a Yiddish dictionary for travelers..

 Derek


 Neat--but where in heck do you travel to  any more where anybody
 speaks it?

1.  Israel - especially older immigrants from:
2.  Russia/Belarus/Ukraina

plus

3.  Argentina

and

4.  Scattered spots elsewhere, including the US and Canada

Jon Weisberger  Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/

RE: Yiddish URL??

[Nicholas Petti]

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 Well,
 
 This link will put you to a Yiddish dictionary for travelers..
 
 Derek
 
 
 Neat--but where in heck do you travel to  any more where anybody 
 speaks it?

Try Delancey Street, NYC.

Nicholas

RE: Yiddish URL??

[Barry Mazor]

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..a Yiddish dictionary for travelers..
 Neat--but where in heck do you travel to  any more where anybody
 speaks it?

Try Delancey Street, NYC.

Nicholas

Not much any more.  Not muich!  Did you know that the great Daily Forward
paper, home of great Yiddish lit and democratic socialism, has been a
weekly in English the last couple of years.  And you find in today's NYC
that the hundreds oif thousands of ex-Soviet Jews who moved to Brighton
Beach and such are way more likely to speak Russian than Yiddish at
all...It's becoming a passng language--but there are those who are working
to keep it alive.
Barry

Yiddish URL??

[Ndubb]

Sorry, this ain't so on-topic, but does anyone know of a website that might be
devoted to the Yiddish language? I'm finishing up a piece on Chuck E. Weiss
and must find something resembling proper spelling (or at least the most
widely accepted spelling) of a couple words: mushagas and tookis. Chuck's
really in to the Yiddish thing, if in a kitsch way.

That Weiss record, due 2/2, is one twisted hoot. A must for fans of Tom Waits,
who produced the album.

Neal E. Weiss (no relation)

RE: Yiddish URL??

[Derek Sampson]

Well,

This link will put you to a Yiddish dictionary for travelers, but it
should be helpful for basic words or sayings:   
http://www.travlang.com/languages/cgi-bin/langchoice.cgi?page=mainlang1
=englishlang2=yiddish

And this site from here in Philadelphia at UPENN has a dictionary etc...

http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/german/yiddish/

Good luck,

Derek
http://www.buckdiaz.com No yiddish on this site.

RE: Yiddish URL??

[Nina Melechen]

Try mishegas and tuchas/tukhas