Mendele: Yiddish literature and language ______________________________________________________ Contents of Vol. 5.142 October 15, 1995 1) Khapn (Zavi Beer) 2) Women on the Yiddish left (Ruvn Millman) 3) Tuition reduced for on-line courses (Nathan Ehrlich) 4) Khameshreyfe (Shoshana Balaban-Wolkowicz) 5) Teaching Yiddish to children (Perl Teitelbaum) 6) _A Child's Longing for Home_ (Noyekh Miller) 1)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 5:16:35 +0000 From: szbeer@mailbox.syr.edu Subject: "Get 'im" in Yiddish In regard to how "get 'em" is expressed in yiddish-In Khasidishe Williamsburgh, if a street crime is committed, the cry "khopt im" goes up and all hearers unite in hot pursit, bekeshas and shetlakh flying. And, khop 'em they do! Community action has taught holdupniks and other nogoodniks to do their business elsewhere. Sylvan (Zavi) Beer 2)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 16:50:52 -0400 From: ruvn@aol.com Subject: Women on the Yiddish left For information about Women on the Yiddish left see... "Di Froyen: Women and Yiddish" A conference run by NCJW on Sunday October 29th, 8pm. I understand that deadline for registration is coming up fast. For information contact: 212-535-5900, 212-535-5909 (fax), email brurye@aol.com. Here are some of the "left" things on the program that I have in front of me: - Foremothers: Rebels and Intellectuals (Ellen Garvey) - YAF and Women in the Bund (Rozka Luksamberg Aleksandrowicz) - Esther Frumkin: Jewish Woman RAdical in Early Soviet Russia (Rochelle Ruthchild) - Brikn tsu der tsukunft: Yddish for Feminist Activists (Clare Kinberg) - Women's Songs of Protest, Struggle and Resistance (Shulamis Dion) - Di goldene keyt: Poets on poets (Katherine Hellerstein on Kadia Molodowsky) They will also be presenting "Zeyere eygene verter" for those who missed it at Klezkamp and the Jewish Museum. Ruvn Millman 3)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 07:34:28 -0400 (EDT) From: nehrlich@lynx.dac.neu.edu> Subject: Tuition reduced for on-line courses Hebrew College has responded positively to requests that tuition for its new on-line courses be reduced. The courses, "An On-line Tour of the Jewish Internet" and "One Hundred Years of Jewish Short Stories" will now only cost $45 (45NS in Israel). Both courses offer eight weeks of engaging on-line lectures and lively discussions that you can participate in at the time, place and pace that is convenient for you. (If you live in the Boston area you can also take advantage of our classroom based course, "A Hands-on Introduction to the Jewish Internet".) This tuition reduction will have no impact on Hebrew College's policy of providing our on-line students with technical support in dealing with Internet questions relating to their studies. Due to the holidays, registration will be extended to Thursday, October 26. For course descriptions and registration forms please contact Nathan Ehrlich, nehrlich@lynx.neu.edu (Tel: 617-278-4929). Nathan Ehrlich 4)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 18:26:23 -0700 From: shoti@eworld.com Subject: Khameshreyfe Leyendik briv, datirt onheyb 1900 in Grodne, gefin ikh etlekhe mol dos vort "khameshreyfe". 1) di kinder gut un khamesheyfen... 2) veln mir leyenen ingikhn fundir, khameshreife zol azoy zayn. 3) s'iz gut vos ir fort kayn amerike, khamesheyfe in Lide un ander shtet... Emetzer ken derklern: fun vanen shtamt aza vort? Shoshana Balaban-Wolkowicz 5)---------------------------------------------------- Date: 15 Oct 95 08:36:50 EDT From: 74031.775@compuserve.com Subject: Teaching Yiddish to children Teaching Yiddish to Children - Songs for Girls Workshop I've been following with interest the discussion on teaching Yiddish to children. I found that one of the most successful ways to introduce, reinforce, and make language enjoyable is through songs. There are a few Yiddish recordings for children. The latest one is Sleep My Child, a collection of Jewish lullabies in Yiddish [20] , Hebrew, Ladino and English, by Blue Hill Recordings in Boston. And for the last couple of years the Workmen's Circle has presented a Yiddish concert specifically for children. On Sunday, October 29th, 1995, I will be presenting a workshop on Yiddish Songs for Girls: Playsongs, Ballads and Lullabies as part of a conference sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women New York Section entitled _Di Froyen: Women and Yiddish Tribute to the Past - Directions for the Future_. Geared to those who do not speak Yiddish, the conference will take place on Saturday evening, October 29 at 8pm at Hunter College Auditorium, and on Sunday 9am-5pm at the Jewish Theological Seminary. For more information on the conference, call the Jewish Women's Resource Center of the National Council of Jewish Women New York Section 212/535-5900. Perl Teitelbaum Queens, New York 6)---------------------------------------------------- Date: 15 Oct 95 From: nmiller@mail.trincoll.edu Subject: _A Child's Longing for Home_ I've just read and reread Zellig Bach' little book of zikhroynes. Does the word "zikhroynes" apply to the experiences of a nine-year old? Maybe not. Call it what you like, it's a lovely book. The orphaned Zellig, a prodigy, is sent away from home to study --not in the yeshive; he's too young for that-- but to prepare for the yeshive. The year is 1915. Much younger than most boys who leave home and attached to his mother besides, sleeping in a strange bed and eating his meals in a different house every day (er hot gegesn teg) doesn't come easy. At any rate one day is not another: some hosts are jolly and friendly, others depressed and withdrawn. About Zellig's schooling we read (a novele!) nothing--except that he did well at it. But the real story is about the child's inner life, told as a child might remember it. Beautifully done and quite powerful, the last two chapters especially so. Worth reading. Noyekh Miller ______________________________________________________ End of Mendele Vol. 5.142