Second Avenue in this area was called "the Yiddish Rialto" in early 20th century.
Growing up in a Jewish household where my parents and grandparents spoke Yiddish, we even had a word (shadchen) for those who were matchmakers!
這類特別的*並沒有*管或是子*。相反,這個詞是ganef或gonif的替代用法——一個意為“盜賊”(thief)的 意第緒語 (Yiddish)單詞。
I will not write down his real name even in this bothersome Yiddish-letter cipher.
Also, since it is a Germanic language, many Yiddish words are similar or even the same as German words.
A word for “slip up”, glitch is believed to be a conglomeration of two words, both that meant to slip or slide, around 1962: “glitshen” (Yiddish) and “glitschen” (German).
The Conclusion summarizes Singer's achievement as both a Yiddish and American-Jewish writer.
"What if you found out that one of them was a writer for the Yiddish newspaper?" she asked, in what might have been the worst sales pitch ever.
No. Bissel. It's a Yiddish word. It means little.
The young Aaron had been protected from Christianity, kept inside during Christian festivals and made aware that his grandfather had been a Yiddish-speaking rabbi in Silesia.
Shvitzer - Yiddish: someone who sweats a lot, especially a nervous seducer.
On the second day, we briefly meet a passenger who speaks Yiddish.
The lively Elena Sarashevskaya edits the Yiddish section of the main local newspaper, the Birobidzhan Shtern, though she isn't Jewish.
There are several Yiddish words to describe social misfits.
He spoke Polish, Yiddish and Russian.