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From my bashert to my zaide by Erin Teare Related Links Judaism PrimerEncyclopedia: YiddishBranches of JudaismAn amalgam of medieval German dialects, Yiddish was first used in the Jewish…Yiddish language
(Encyclopedia) Yiddish languageYiddish languageyĭdˈĭsh [key], a member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages; German…Goldfaden, Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Goldfaden, AbrahamGoldfaden, Abrahamgōldfädˈən [key], 1840–1908, Hebrew and Yiddish playwright, b. Starokonstantinov, Russia. He was the first important Yiddish playwright and a…Pinski, David
(Encyclopedia) Pinski, DavidPinski, Davidpĭnˈskē [key], 1872–1959, Yiddish dramatist and novelist, b. Russia. He wrote stories and plays in Yiddish about the ghetto and assisted in editing a Yiddish…Mendele mocher sforim
(Encyclopedia) Mendele mocher sforim [Yid.,= Mendele the book peddler]Mendele mocher sforimmĕnˈdələ môkhˈər sfôˈrĭm [key], pseud. of Sholem Yakov AbramovichSholem Yakov Abramovichshōˈləm yäˈkôv…Bloomgarden, Solomon
(Encyclopedia) Bloomgarden or Blumengarten, Solomon, pseud. YehoashYehoashyēhōˈäsh [key], 1870–1927, American writer in Yiddish, b. Lithuania. He emigrated to America in 1891 and, except for 10 years…Gordin, Jacob Mikhailovich
(Encyclopedia) Gordin, Jacob MikhailovichGordin, Jacob Mikhailovichyäˈkôb mĭkhīˈləvyĭch gôrˈdĭn [key], 1853–1909, American writer of Yiddish plays, b. Russia. He was for some years a teacher and a…Singer, Israel Joshua
(Encyclopedia) Singer, Israel Joshua, 1893–1944, Polish-American novelist and playwright who wrote in Yiddish, older brother of Isaac Bashevis Singer. Living variously in Poland and Russia, he earned…Peretz, Isaac Loeb
(Encyclopedia) Peretz or Perez, Isaac LoebPeretz or Perez, Isaac Loebboth: pĕrˈĕts; lōbˈ [key], 1852–1915, Jewish poet, novelist, playwright, and lawyer, b. Zamosc, Poland. A voice of the Haskalah,…Aleichem, Sholem
(Encyclopedia) Aleichem, SholemAleichem, Sholemshōˈləm älāˈkhəm [key] [Heb.,=Peace be upon you!], pseud. of Sholem RabinowitzSholem Rabinowitzräbˌĭnôˈvĭts, rəbĭnˈəvĭts [key], 1859–1916, Yiddish…Trending
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