A Daily Dose of Yiddish
by Barbara Rogers Jolovitz
by Barbara Rogers Jolovitz
Zei gezunt und zei mir frailich, mein ziskeit. Be well and be happy, my sweet.
Several years ago, Barbara started sending her grandsons a daily email for the sole purpose of letting them know she was thinking of them and loved them. The email closed with the above. It was important to Barbara that they be reminded of their heritage and a Yiddish closing was the way to do it. Zayde had died but he was still very much alive in their hearts and she saw no reason to stop sending them his love.
After a while, in addition to the daily greeting, she started sending a Yiddish word or phrase with pronunciation and definition. She told a few people about the daily Yiddish and they, too, wanted a dose. They told their friends and their friends wanted Yiddish. A “class” was born. Many are not Jewish and Barbara does not know everyone; however, everyone takes it seriously and will sometimes ask if she has a Yiddish word for something on their minds.
For those who have had Yiddish in their lives and remember, and to those who are curious about Yiddish, Barbara's book contains Yiddish word definitions, stories, recipes, history, poetry, and photographs....all inspired by Yiddish.
Several years ago, Barbara started sending her grandsons a daily email for the sole purpose of letting them know she was thinking of them and loved them. The email closed with the above. It was important to Barbara that they be reminded of their heritage and a Yiddish closing was the way to do it. Zayde had died but he was still very much alive in their hearts and she saw no reason to stop sending them his love.
After a while, in addition to the daily greeting, she started sending a Yiddish word or phrase with pronunciation and definition. She told a few people about the daily Yiddish and they, too, wanted a dose. They told their friends and their friends wanted Yiddish. A “class” was born. Many are not Jewish and Barbara does not know everyone; however, everyone takes it seriously and will sometimes ask if she has a Yiddish word for something on their minds.
For those who have had Yiddish in their lives and remember, and to those who are curious about Yiddish, Barbara's book contains Yiddish word definitions, stories, recipes, history, poetry, and photographs....all inspired by Yiddish.
