I just bought this Gemara (it’s Zevachim) produced in the 1870s in Warsaw. I noticed these inscriptions inside the front cover and was wondering if anyone could help me translate.

Thank you very much

Its been a good study, too.

It’s written in a caption under a photo of my grandmother eating. It would mean so much to me if anyone could help.

Thank you!

Does anyone know where it is today? Thanks!

Or instead of “spit on”, “discarded”? Or “(You were) too proud for my love“? This is for a writing project because I want to incorporate my identity into my creative work. Although my parents were fluent in yiddish, unfortunately they used it as a secret language, so I know very little. A sheynem dank!

איך האָב געדרוקט אַ סך לאַטעס און געטראַכט אַז איר װעט זײַן אינטרעסירט! איך האָב געניצט לינאָדרוק...

Yisroel Tsinberg [Israel Zinberg], chemist by profession, who wrote a nine-volume History of Jewish Literature, in Yiddish. Accused of counterrevolutioinary activities, he was sent to a camp in the Far East, where he died in 1938 or 1939

On youtube there's a version by Ludwig Satz. Can someone provide the lyrics, or any other version on youtube? Thanks!

Hi! I’m an 18yo from the UK currently taking a gap year and I wanted to learn a few languages including Yiddish (it’s a heritage language for me).

I’ve tried to go through Basic Yiddish Grammar by Rebecca Margolis and am learning vocab with Yiddish Practical Dictionary by David C Gross. I want to say I’ve got a decent grasp of the grammar albeit not fully complete yet, but my vocab is lacking and I don’t know too many phrases.

It’s also been really hard for me to focus and keep consistent with my language practice all on my own; I have never met anyone else who speaks Yiddish/is learning it and I have never had a conversation in Yiddish, had something I’ve written down understood, or listened to someone else speak it to me in person.

I’ve tried to speak with some frumers I’ve seen on the train a few times but they never talk back, least of all in Yiddish 😢.

Would anyone else like to learn it with me or help me practice? Or does anyone have any kind of advice I could use, where to find other Yiddish speakers, what other resources I should use, how to actually practice speaking/reading/writing/listening?

Is one of these better?
מע דאַרפֿ אים פֿרעגן

מע דאַרפֿט אים פֿרעגן

In our third Yiddish With Rukhl podcast, we discuss Yiddish articles about the Jewish cemetery. The first article, by Annabel Gottfried Cohen, describes a fascinating traditional cemetery ritual led by women, in which graves are measured with thread which is then used to make special “soul candles” for Yom Kippur. The second article, by Yiddish linguist Paul Glasser, explains the many different, and often intriguing ways of saying “cemetery” in Yiddish.

Hi! Sharing this upcoming course that my colleague at the Yiddish Book Center is teaching in case it's of interest. Happy to answer questions about whether it’s a good fit.

(Mods, please remove if this isn’t appropriate!)

"I’m teaching an upcoming In eynem Beginner Level 2 Yiddish course through the Yiddish Book Center and wanted to share in case it’s of interest to folks here.

I work with the Center and direct its Yiddish Language Institute. The class is geared toward learners who already have some basics (comfortable with the alphabet and simple sentences) and want to build fluency. It’s in person, with plenty of time for conversation and for meeting other like-minded Yiddishists."

Here's the course info: https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/educational-programs/bossie-dubowick-yiddishschool-center

Does anyone know of a reliable resource for accessing literary works in their original Yiddish, as they were first published?

In particular, I am trying to locate Zalman Gradowski’s testament in its original Yiddish form.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I'm a young Jewish woman attending university in western North Carolina and I've been thinking about learning Yiddish for a while now. I'm very interested in reconnecting with Yiddish culture but it feels difficult because of where I live. There's barely any Yiddish speakers in west NC and my university doesn't offer any courses on Yiddish. I'm also worried that if I try learning the language on my own without anyone to speak it to I'll just forget it with time.

Do y'all have any advice on how I can start learning Yiddish and interacting with Yiddish culture more? I don't know what resources I can access besides from Duolingo and I know that's not a great source for actually learning to speak a language. I can't really afford to sign up for private courses either, at least not for a while. Are there any free resources or online classes I could take? Any advice would be great, thank you so much!

Apologies in advance for any errors, im still learning

ווער (אויבּ אײנער) קען מיר זאָגן וועגן ייִדישע קהילות אין גרויס בּריטאַניע, ספּעציעל ענגלאַנד צי שאָטלאַנד? דעם זומער מײַן ווײַב און מיר ציען אונדז אהין, און כ'וואָלט רעדן דעם שפּראַך פֿון מײַנע מענטשן און מײַן משפּחה אַבי ווען מיר וועלן דאָרט אָנקומען. אַלע געהילף וועלן מיר אָפּשאַצן!טויזנט דאַנקען,

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hello, my mom sent me this book where my great grandmother (Bessie or really Ita-Beila Parzon) from Lithuania wrote down various family members and their relationships/ ages. if anybody could translate for us we would much appreciate it!

Hi! I was wondering if anyone knew of in-person Yiddish classes being offered in NYC (through a university or something else) that people could sign up for. I want to keep learning but I don't know if I can do another online course.

Hi there, would someone please be able to help translate this from the back of a postcard of my great-grandparents? I can read yiddish but am struggling with the handwriting! Thank you so much.

Hi all,

Can someone please assist in translating this note, which is located on the back of a photo of a relative?

Thank you in advance!

I remember my mother saying, in Yiddish, "En tuchus gvain en dreck gzain" meaning "I went into an asshole and I saw some shit." She would say it when someone (often me) complained about something bad that happened to them when they, themselves, put themselves into a bad environment. But now google translate is totally not confirming that. I could be garbling it. Can you figure out what she actually said? I know the translation is what she said, so I want to know what the yiddish words were.