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December 27, 2019

Dear Friends, As many of you already know, the League for Yiddish has big news. After 15 years, our devoted executive director/editor-in-chief of Afn Shvel Sheva Zucker is retiring. Sheva was instrumental…

New Online Yiddish Dictionary for the New Year! English/Yidish Verterbukh Onlayn

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December 18, 2019

The groundbreaking online dictionary you have been “sitting on shpilkes” for has finally arrived! The League for Yiddish is thrilled to bring you the “Comprehensive ONLINE English-Yiddish Dictionary”, Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath…

Verter fun der Vokh: ברילן – Glasses

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December 17, 2019

bifocals: ביפֿאָקאַ֜לע ברילן; ביפֿאָקאַ֜לן [BIFOKÁLE BRILN; BIFOKÁLN] contact lens: דאָס קאָנטאַ֜קטל, ־⁠עך; די קאָנטאַ֜קטלינדז, ־⁠ן [DOS KONTÁKTL, -⁠EKh; DI KONTÁKTLINDZ, -⁠N] contact lens case: דאָס קאָנטאַ֜קטלעך־שיידל, ־עך [DOS KONTÁKTLEKh-ShEYDL, -EKh] For the…

Verter fun der Vokh: דער דאַנקטאָג – Thanksgiving

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November 28, 2019

דאַנקטאָג איז אַ טאָג ווען אַמעריקאַנער שאַצן אָפּ אַלץ מיט וואָס זיי זענען געבענטשט, כאָטש באמת וואָלט מען יעדן טאָג געמעגט זאָגן אַ דאַנק דערפֿאַר. פֿאַר אַ יאָרן איז געווען גאָר…

Appreciating the Periodic Table of Elements‏ In Yiddish

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November 22, 2019

די פּעריאָדישע טאַבעלע פֿון עלעמענטן — אויף ייִדיש במשך פֿונעם יאָר 2019 האָט מען אַ סך געשריבן וועגן דער פּעריאָדישער טאַבעלע פֿון די עלעמענטן ווײַל הײַיאָר מערקט מען אָפּ דעם…

Yiddish Animals Quiz

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November 19, 2019

You’re about to set off on an excursion around the world to find and document an extraordinary array of Yiddish creatures. Before you leave, you need to prepare with the…

The Yiddish Handbook: 40 Words You Should Know

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November 19, 2019

The Yiddish language is a wonderful source of rich expressions, especially terms of endearment (and of course, complaints and insults). This article is a follow up on Ten Yiddish Expressions You…

Verter fun der Vokh: דער עפּל – Apple

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November 18, 2019

Adam’s apple: דער (גאָרגל)קנאָפּ, …קנעפּ [DER (GORGL)KNOP, (…)KNEP] apple: דער עפּל, -׳ [DER EPL, -] apple blossom: דער ע֜פּלצוויט, -׳ [DER ÉPLTSVIT, -] For the complete list, click here to…

Verter fun der Vokh: Dance

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October 18, 2019

ball (of your foot): דאָס פֿו֜סקישעלע, ־ך; דער פֿו֜סבאַל, ־ן [DOS FÚSKIShELE, -Kh; DER FÚSBAL, -N] ballroom dancing: באַ֜לטענץ (ל״ר) [BÁLTENTS (pl.)] go ballroom dancing: טאַנצן באַ֜לטענץ [TANTSN BÁLTENTS] For…

Verter fun der Vokh: די פֿאַרפֿלײ֜צונג – Flooding

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October 14, 2019

catastrophic flooding: דאָס קאַטאַסטראָפֿאַ֜לע ‘קאַטאַסטראָ֜פֿישע’ פֿלייצן [DOS KATASTROFÁLE <KATASTRÓFIShE> FLEYTSN] climate change: דער קלימאַ֜טן־בײַט [DER KLIMÁTN-BAYT] drown: דערטרו֜נקען ‘דערטראָ֜נקען’ װערן [DERTRÚNKEN <DERTRÓNKEN> VERN] For the complete list, click here to…