Mendele: Yiddish literature and language ______________________________________________________ Contents of Vol. 1 no. 47 July 22, 1991 1) Brouhaha (Ellen Prince) 2) More on Yente (Mikhl Herzog) 3) Male yentes (Bob Werman) 1)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 20 Jul 91 16:20:40 -0400 From: Ellen Prince Subject: RE: brouhaha brouhaha. ha ha. 2)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 20 Jul 91 18:27 EDT From: ZOGUR@CUVMB Subject: Sh nf shir nisht fargesn (i.e., PS): And, furthermore, it doesn't mean 'gentile' but 'high born'. MH 3)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 21 Jul 91 10:31 +0300 From: RWERMAN@HUJIVMS.HUJI.AC.IL Subject: Yente This is far from my field but the name, I learned en passant years ago, was first used for MALES and only later became the provence of the OTHER sex, where Yente appeared to attract the qualities that we now associate with it, busy-body, meddling. On another plane, good male gossips [I will not name them, but I know one in Hebrew Literature here, for example] are far more accomplished than the unpolished lady practitioners I have come across. All the best. __Bob Werman rwerman@hujivms Jerusalem **************** Bob Werman's many friends are delighted that he is back among us. Biz hundert-un-tsvantsik! nm ______________________________________________________ End of Mendele Vol 1.47