______________________________________________________ Contents of Vol. 3.241 February 21, 1994 1) Introduction (Al Madansky) 2) Introduction (Elia Novick) 3) Shayles (Michael Sweet) 4) Introduction (Vulvush Lezer Gaynor) 5) Manger Premie [un efsher nokh besser] (Meylekh Viswanath) 1)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri Feb 18 19:57:33 1994 From: FAC_ALBERT@GSBVAX.UCHICAGO.EDU Subject: Introduction I am a Professor of Business Administration at the University of Chicago, and a native speaker of Yiddish. My hobby is to read (and even give classes on) Sholom Aleichem. I am also a big fan of Yitzhak Manger. Other vital statistics: Age 59 (biz hundert und tzwantzig). One other hobby: I collect picture postcards of synagogues (as well as postage stamps depicting synagogues or other Judaic items). I own postcards depicting well over 400 synagogues throughout the world. Al Madansky 2)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun Feb 20 02:45:30 1994 From: Robert Novick Subject: Introduction I'm Bob Novick, age 55, married and living in Los Angeles. I grew up in New York, The Bronx, to be exact, attended Stuyvesant High School and C.C.N.Y., majoring in psychology. After graduate work in psychology at Boston University and Brandeis, I taught for a while at Oswego State College in New York. That was in the 1960s. Later I began work in marketing and public opinion research and now work as a consultant here in Los Angeles. My parents came from Poland and Russia and my first language was Yiddish. I attended a secular Jewish school and learned to read and write Yiddish as a child, but have lost some of my capabilities in the language since then. Three years ago I attended Klez-Kamp in New York and re-kindled my love for the language, the songs and met some old friends, including the daughter of one of my Yiddish teachers. I'm very interested in communicating with others who share my Jewish heritage and love of Yiddish. In Yiddish, mine nomen is Elia, ich vais nisht farvos. Elia Novick 3)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun Feb 20 18:40:59 1994 From: msweet@facstaff.wisc.edu Subject: Shayles Sholem Aleykhem, Mendele listniks. Am glad for this list, as their aren't many Yiddishistn, that I know of, out here in Wisconsin. Have a few questions for you all, would be glad of any enlightenment you can provide. 1) Is there word processing software available for Yiddish. Preferably something that could be used with WordPerfect, or at least with Windows. How do you get hold of such a thing? Any other Yiddish computer resources? 2) Any way to converse in Yiddish on-line? 3) What are peoples' experiences, if any, with intensive Yiddish courses. I've studied on my own, in fits and starts, for quite a few years, feel I've plateaued out at an intermediate level--can read expository prose, and literary prose, with a dictionary. Would like to read more fluently, and do some speaking. Don't have any definite professional purpose for this, just the pleasure of it, although may want to do some scholarly work or translation eventually. What about the Oxford or Columbia programs? Would an older person (48) fit in there? Genig shoyn. Hope to hear from some of you--for your help, in advance, a hartsikin dank. Michael Sweet 4)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon Feb 21 11:07:48 1994 From: Martin Gaynor Subject: Introduction I joined the mailing list last week, and have been enjoying the discussion tremendously, but have just gotten around to sending my introduction. I am an economist who specializes in health care issues. I have no expertise in Yiddish or Jewish literature, but am interested. Quite a bit of Yiddish was spoken in my home as a child, but I have forgotten a great deal. I am trying to improve my Yiddish, and also try and speak to my children. I am especially interested in Yiddish language materials and resources for children. I also try and pass on information about study opportunities, internships, etc. to the Jewish student groups on campus (e.g., the National Yiddish Book Center's summer internship), and am happy to act as a conduit if anyone has information they would like transmitted. A sheynem denk, Marty (Vulvush Lazer) Gaynor 5)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon Feb 21 11:58:47 1994 From: VISWANATH@draco.rutgers.edu Subject: Manger Premie tsvey inyonim: 1. a groyser shkoyekh dr. mordkhe shekhtern vos er hot bakimen di manger premie. 2. a mazel tov dr. shekhtern; es iz im geboyrn gevorn an eynikl :) (dos heyst, gitln un mir iz geboyrn gevorn a tokhter zuntig in der fri; zi heyst malke leye--aka mallika, far di vos kenen tamil/urdu). meylekh [Der shames shikt tsu in nomen fun der gantser khevre a hartsikn mazeltov.] ______________________________________________________ End of Mendele Vol. 3.241 To subscribe, send SUB MENDELE FIRSTNAME LASTNAME to: LISTSERV@YALEVM.YCC.YALE.EDU Mendele has 2 rules: 1. Provide a Subject: line. 2. Sign your article. 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