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Who wants to become a Yiddish maven?
My great grandfather, though he lived in Chicago his entire life, only spoke Yiddish (with a sprinkling of English thrown in).
By
Julie Bien
Published
September 11, 2014
[additional-authors]
Julie Bien
September 11, 2014
</div> <p> My great grandfather, though he lived in Chicago his entire life, only spoke Yiddish (with a sprinkling of English thrown in).</p> <p> My grandfather, born in the U.S., spoke only Yiddish until he was eight years old.</p> <p> My father, an L.A. native, understands a fair amount of Yiddish, but can only say a few phrases.</p> <p> And I know a few beautifully descriptive words in Yiddish–words that have become part of my daily vernacular (shmutz is so much more fun to say than lint!) but I can't understand it as a spoken language.</p> <p> In four generations, the language has all but died but for the few remaining people, mostly elderly, who still speak it fluently.</p> <p> In a video starring the <a href="http://www.jewishjournal.com/videojew/item/old_jews_explaining_yiddish_words_will_make_your_day <view-source:http://www.jewishjournal.com/videojew/item/old_jews_explaining_yiddish_words_will_make_your_day>” target=”_blank”>Jewish Journal's Executive Director of Advertising</a>, Marty Finkelstein, a group of elderly women and men from the Los Angeles Jewish Home define colorful Yiddish words like <em>schvitz</em>, <em>shmuck</em> and <em>zaftig</em>.</p> <p> However, the group can't come to a consensus on the exact definition of a number of the words. Rather they create an obtuse explanation of the gist of each word.</p> <p> Why?</p> <p> Because Yiddish encapsulates subtleties in language that English does not.</p> <p> For instance, a <em>mensch</em> is a very specific type of person–someone of strong character, a good guy, someone with manners–the list goes on.</p> <p> In Yiddish, they only need one word to describe those things. In English, we need quite a few more.</p> <p> Besides being entertaining (everyone gets a bit embarrassed when asked to define <em>tuchus</em>) the video is a testament to the brilliance and power of Yiddish.</p> <p> And at the end of the video, one of the women makes a plea, “[Yiddish] shouldn't get lost.”</p> <p> It's our responsibility to make sure it doesn't. </p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1784890e elementor-share-buttons--view-icon printhide elementor-share-buttons--skin-gradient elementor-share-buttons--shape-square elementor-grid-0 elementor-share-buttons--color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons" data-id="1784890e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="share-buttons.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-grid" role="list"> <div class="elementor-grid-item" role="listitem"> <div class="elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_facebook" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Share on 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Ideology or conspiracy theories instead of critical thinking, personal opinion over professional expertise, politics over facts and truth.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384660 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-editors-note category-featured" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/columnist/editors-note/384660/mandami-is-only-the-tip-of-the-dsa-iceberg/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="683" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/suissa-mamdani-socialist.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384661" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/columnist/editors-note/384660/mandami-is-only-the-tip-of-the-dsa-iceberg/" > Mamdani is Only the Tip of the DSA Iceberg </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> October 30, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>Yes, Mamdani is bad for the Jews, but his fast-rising socialist party is even worse for America and the Democrats.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384657 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-judaism" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/384657/talking-again/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1296" height="750" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/steinmetz-talking.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384658" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/384657/talking-again/" > Talking Again </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> October 30, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>In an open society, all religions are in conversation with each other, whether or not we like it. </p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384655 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-moment-in-time category-blogs" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/blogs/384655/a-moment-in-time-finding-making-becoming/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="864" height="737" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/zach-eric.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384656" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/blogs/384655/a-moment-in-time-finding-making-becoming/" > A Moment in Time: “Finding, Making, Becoming” </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> October 30, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384650 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary category-opinion" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/384650/jews-for-mamdani-and-the-tragic-repetition-why-some-jews-turn-against-themselves/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="628" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/mamdani-jews.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384651" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/384650/jews-for-mamdani-and-the-tragic-repetition-why-some-jews-turn-against-themselves/" > “Jews for Mamdani” and the Tragic Repetition: Why Some Jews Turn Against Themselves </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> October 30, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>Mamdani and his Jewish admirers stand at a moral crossroads. They can choose the comfort of fashionable virtue or the courage of historical truth. The first leads to applause from the world; the second ensures that there will still be a Jewish people to hear the applause.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384647 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-print-issue" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/print-issue/384647/print-issue-righteous-among-the-rockers-october-31-2025/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="731" height="858" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/jj251031-731x858.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384648" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/print-issue/384647/print-issue-righteous-among-the-rockers-october-31-2025/" > Print Issue: Righteous Among the Rockers | October 31, 2025 </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> October 30, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>As antisemitism continues to rise, a group of musicians has stood up against the forces of hate and built bridges through their music.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384645 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-film" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/film/384645/andrew-garfield-and-julia-roberts-impress-in-after-the-hunt/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="800" height="445" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/zeitlin-hunt.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384646" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/film/384645/andrew-garfield-and-julia-roberts-impress-in-after-the-hunt/" > Andrew Garfield and Julia Roberts Impress in ‘After the Hunt’ </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> October 30, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>The film’s title can be symbolic of many things, but one is the danger of tunnel vision: if we sacrifice a lot to get something, whether we get it or not, we may wind up feeling empty. </p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384641 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-film" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/film/384641/two-new-looks-at-the-face-of-american-jews-on-film/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1200" height="800" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/arts-catalogue-of-noses.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384642" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/film/384641/two-new-looks-at-the-face-of-american-jews-on-film/" > Two New Looks at the Face of American Jews on Film </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> October 30, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>Two standout short films at the Soho International Film Festival examine Jewish identity.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384639 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-food tag-food2022 tag-sephardic-spice-girls" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/culture/food/384639/a-savory-twist-golden-gouda-zaatar-babka/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1200" height="806" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/spice-babka.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384640" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/culture/food/384639/a-savory-twist-golden-gouda-zaatar-babka/" > A Savory Twist: Golden Gouda Za’atar Babka </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> October 29, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>We hope next time you bake challah, you try this wonderful savory babka recipe. Serve it warm with a pat of butter or a dollop of sweet jam.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384637 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-food" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/culture/food/384637/perfect-pumpkin-soup-recipes/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1175" height="765" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/food-pumpkinlentilsoup.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384638" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/culture/food/384637/perfect-pumpkin-soup-recipes/" > Perfect Pumpkin Soup Recipes </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> October 29, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>These recipes, which came from plant-based chefs Marisa Baggett and Micah Siva, are as nutritious as they are delicious.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384635 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-judaism category-torah tag-table-for-five" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/384635/lech-lecha/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1287" height="858" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/lech-lecha-2022-1287x858.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-352857" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/384635/lech-lecha/" > Table for Five: Lech-Lecha </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> October 29, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>Avraham’s Journey</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384627 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cover_story category-music" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/music/384627/righteous-among-the-rockers/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1296" height="818" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cov-disturbed.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384628" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/music/384627/righteous-among-the-rockers/" > Righteous Among the Rockers </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> October 29, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>As antisemitism continues to rise, a group of musicians has stood up against the forces of hate and built bridges through their music. </p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384624 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-poetry tag-poetry2021" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/spiritual/poetry/384624/parenthesis-that-cyberblanks-may-miss/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="864" height="724" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/gershon-drunken-noah.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384625" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/spiritual/poetry/384624/parenthesis-that-cyberblanks-may-miss/" > Parenthesis that Cyberblanks May Miss </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> October 29, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384622 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-bisl-torah" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/a-bisl-torah/384622/what-do-you-stand-for/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="864" height="611" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/bisl-stand-for.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384623" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/a-bisl-torah/384622/what-do-you-stand-for/" > A Bisl Torah — What Do You Stand For? </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> October 29, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>Forget the litany of resume builders. Instead, may we be proud when we look in the mirror.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384617 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-food category-podcasts category-taste-buds-with-deb" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/culture/food/384617/matthew-jonas-and-david-foerstner-good-karma-chocolate-and-ceremonial-cacao-drink-recipe/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1287" height="858" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/eckerling-mathew-jonas-hirez-1287x858.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384618" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/culture/food/384617/matthew-jonas-and-david-foerstner-good-karma-chocolate-and-ceremonial-cacao-drink-recipe/" > Matthew Jonas and David Foerstner: Good Karma, Chocolate and Ceremonial Cacao Drink Recipe </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> October 29, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>Taste Buds with Deb – Episode 130</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384614 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary category-opinion" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/384614/in-germany-academic-activism-fuels-antisemitism/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="683" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/buser-academic.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384615" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a 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