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• Break a Leg! Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!!

  
  THE BARKSDALE BUZZ: Behind the Scenes at Barksdale Theatre in Central VA — Authority: 125
  Posted by Bruce MillerHappy Friday the 13th! What better time to begin a series on superstitions in the theatre?There seem to be 10 to 20 irrational but nonetheless traditional beliefs that have bounced around from time to time and stage to stage. There are certainly three that are observed with regularity right here ...
  1 day ago

• Contemporary Klezmer - A Solo Clarinet

  
  A Diary Left Open — Authority: 122
  I now have a "series" of cool contemporary Klezmer pieces, so this is the second one that I wanted to share with you. Klezmer seems perfect to enjoy during the onset of the holiday season. I also found some funny little archival clips that seemed to work well in three of the pieces because Klezmer celebrates laughter. ...
  4 days ago

• Is this survey OK by you?

  
  MetaFilter — Authority: 736
  The Survey of American Jewish Language and Identity reports on the results of an online survey of 25,179 American Jews and 4,874 American Gentiles. Non-Jews say "klutz" but not "schmutz." The more Orthodox you are, the more likely you are to say "Good Shabbos" instead of "Shabbat Shalom." And so much more youll ...
  5 days ago

• Keeping Away From the Schvartzes

  
  Most Recent Posts — Authority: 584
  By Shais "MaNishtana" Rison Hey kids!  Gather around now, were gonna talk about the "s-word"! Yay! Yay! Yknow, "schvartze." Or "schwartze." Or "schvatza." Or "nigg--." Whoop! I meant "shwartzer." Theres a quiz on Facebook-the "Jewish Vocabulary Quiz"-which includes this wholesome gem of a question: "Your ...
  5 days ago

• Dispute Over Messiah Goes to Court

  
  The Brooklyn Ink — Authority: 525
  Six members of the Orthodox Jewish patrol Shomrim were back in the Brooklyn Supreme Court yesterday, on trial for allegedly attacking yeshiva students in Crown Heights two years ago.
  1 week ago

• New research on Jews (and non-Jews) language use

  
  ignoblus, for the moment — Authority: 119
  I just got email regarding a linguistic study on Jewish language use. Results are here . Many of the implications are fascinating. Language is a major site of contention with different Jewish cultures. Jewish culture is sometimes called Yiddishkeit, for example, though Yiddishkeit is only one kind of Jewish culture. ...
  1 week ago

• לאכן מיט יאשטשערקעס

  
  Letters of Thought — Authority: 459
  והנה ה׳ ניצב עליו, ומלא כל הארץ כבודו, ומביט עליו א סצענע פון לעבען א געדיכט פון עומק הלב אן א גראם און אן א טעם מוויל נאר די אמת טאן איך וויל און דו ווילסט נאר ווער ...
  2 weeks ago

• McKinney Dances About Heritage

  
  The Bi-College News Online — Authority: 138
  By Rebecca Shaw Imagine growing up identifying with not only one or two cultures, but several vastly different cultures, and being passionate about all of them. Adam McKinney, who descends from African-Americans, Native Americans and Ashkenazi Jews, commemorates his multiple heritages through a program entitled DNA ...
  2 weeks ago

• Oy vey, I have shpilkes

  
  Running for My Life: Fighting cancer one step at a time — Authority: 114
  In light of my financial problems, the words that I heard coming up from my cellar yesterday were especially scary. Having finally broken down and turned the heat on a couple of weeks ago, I really wanted heat on Tuesday, a damp, rainy day. I felt especially tired and was not happy to realize the heat on one side ...
  2 weeks ago

• My latest Yiddish translation: A preamble by Mendele the Book Peddler

  
  Pratie Place — Authority: 124
  This is an excerpt from the introduction to Mendel Moykher Sforims first book; we read it in Paris this summer at the Medem Bibliotheque and it was my favorite piece by far. I finally had the time to translate it for my own pleasure and, I hope, for yours. A preamble by Mendele the Book Peddler On the occasion of ...
  2 weeks ago

• Swine Flu Protection in Yiddish

  
  Shearim — Authority: 439
  B"H I havent noticed them in Jerusalem but they are obvious in Tel Aviv: Posters with advise how to prevent the swine flu are almost everywhere. Even as a commercial in the cinema. Here is a New York advertisement against the swine flu in Yiddish:   Stolen from  Muqata  Titel: ...
  2 weeks ago

• Steven Spielberg Digital Yiddish Library

  
  Shearim — Authority: 439
  B"H Books in Yiddish are available online. The signing up for an online library card is free of charge ! Steven Spielberg Digital Yiddish Library
  3 weeks ago

• This Just In–From Kosher Sports Network

  
  Gerbil News Network — Authority: 472
  A rabbi came onto the court to intercede on behalf of the coach of an Israeli basketball team, who refused to leave after being ejected from an exhibition game with the Knicks.                                               The Boston Herald   Pini Gershon:  ...
  3 weeks ago

• Zog not keynmol: Yiddish partisan march

  
  Anti-German Translation — Authority: 457
  Cross-posted at Poumista . Song of the partisans: a Yiddish partisan march, with breakbeats, by geberk. History is Made at Night , a propos of Marek Edelman : Yesterday’s post on mandolins and anti-fascist resistance in Warsaw has prompted this response from Ruin Gebirk in Berlin: “I read your story ...
  4 weeks ago

• I wouldnt say no, either

  
  Zackary Sholem Berger — Authority: 114
  I keep trying to think who besides Michael Wex they could get to do the Yiddish for Chabons Policemens Union, but I cant come up with anyone else. Oh, except...
  4 weeks ago

• Bar Mitzvah Boy Movie Could Be Studio’s Answer

  
  The Hollywood Reporter | Showbiz 411 — Authority: 139
  The Coen Brothers’ new comedy, “A Serious Man,” could be the hit for which Focus Features has been looking. The little studio has never had a movie that grossed $100 million domestic. Focus got close to the Oscar for Best Picture with “Brokeback Mountain,” “The Pianist” and “Atonement,” but has never ...
  8 weeks ago

• How we spent our summer vacation

  
  Zackary Sholem Berger — Authority: 114
  In pictures .
  8 weeks ago

• fanny brice

  
  Business and Technology — Authority: 124
  Hello mate, today most hottest topic is still around entertainment and world news. This time I pick interesting topic I found in local tv news and some of friend blog post about fanny brice . Recently every one talking about this and you can find them in google news, yahoo buzz and local forum. Here some short ...
  8 weeks ago

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