![]() ![]() In fact, he was schmoozing up a storm with old Jewish guys and sounded like he grew up in the shtetl in Fiddler on the Roof. We were both teaching ourselves the language, but Moishe was much more advanced than me. But when we were kids, neither of us knew more Yiddish than you find in the average schmaltzy Hollywood movie.īut when reconnected, we found that we now shared a common love of Yiddish. I should say that I re-met him, since we actually grew up in the same neighborhood in Detroit. My Yiddish life took a dramatic turn for the better about 7 years ago, when I met up with Moishe. Of course, when they replied I would often get confused and flustered.Īs much as I tried, I felt stuck in my Yiddish learning. I pounced on every old Jewish man, hoping to practice my Yiddish conversation with them. I read many textbooks and teach-yourself guides. ![]() In my early 20s I felt an increasing desire to learn this rich Jewish language. I grew up in Detroit, Michigan, in a Jewish home but I hardly knew a word of Yiddish for most of my life. My name is Shmelke (or at least that's what they call me in Yiddish). ![]()
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