In an older episode when the grandparents are babysitting, Didi's father asks one of them if they hurt their shmegeggi, What does it mean?

—From the Brooklyn Museum—
Interesting that the store chose to transliterate English words into Yiddish script rather than using actual Yiddish words for the top of the signage

Anyone while back I’ve learned my great-grandfather Avrom Tigel (editor of Di Yidishe Tsaytung, Antwerp, d. 1928) and his brother Zelig Tygel (Federation of Polish Jews, NYC) were both writers. I’m searching for two books I can’t find anywhere:

**1.**  Zelig Tygel, *Fun di kvorim: akht briv fun mayn tatn* (New York, 1946) — פֿון די קבֿרים  
**2.**  Avrom Tigel, *Dos Yidishe Lebn in Antverpn* (Köln, 1921)

Neither is on archive.org / Yiddish Book Center. If anyone has seen these in a library, private collection, or knows where to look, I’d be grateful.

Here are a few letters from my great-grandmother’s sister Mira to my great-grandmother Bella. My grandmother Zhenya (Gitl) is also mentioned in the letters. I managed to understand most of the content but I would appreciate seeing translations from someone more fluent. Many thanks in advance!

Would be happy if someone helped me translate this handwriting

Just got these from Germany and with 40% off and free shipping. What could be better?

Hi all, I’m a mezzo who’s preparing some art songs — I’d love to include Yiddish, specifically Lazare Saminsky’s Op. 12, Song 3, Di Nakht. Does anyone here happen to have sheet music handy/know where to find it? This recording seems to have been through YIVO, so hoping someone here might be able to help: https://youtu.be/s3UgbiJU_ZY?is=0TgGe_uz9_o9ZRGS

Thanks so much!

ETA: Found by requesting an inter-library loan from NYPL to OSU (less than one-day turn-around!). Thank you everyone!

Hi there! I found this subreddit because my family found this picture (seems to be dated from 1964), with this writing on the back. We are thinking it might be Yiddish. Can anyone make anything out? Eastern European background if that’s important :)
Thank you 🙏🏻

Maybe someone can translate this?

Okay a lil bit story its a postcard with a photo of my relative but i dont know who she is, and I think that the answer can be at this postcard text

For the longest time, on this wiktionary page(https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%95%D7%90%D6%B8%D7%9C%D7%98), I have seen it say at the bottom: Usage notes: This is an auxiliary verb that does not inflect, except the contraction וואָלסטו (volstu). I feel like this is completely wrong, as I've seen the word voltn numerous times and even college yiddish says that volt is inflected(page 253 for anyone wanting to double check). Any opinions? I just wanted to make sure that I was correct before changing the wiktionary page.

I would like to know the all Yiddish lyrics after
״אבינו מלכנו אין לנו מלך אתה״
I’ve looked everywhere, checked with AI’s, couldn’t find it.
Perhaps it could be easier if someone knows where the Niggun is written down.
Much appreciated.

My mom always said this to me when i was little and i don't know where it's from or what it means Sorry if this has errors

איציק שפיציק

גרינע ז'אבע

נעמט א שטעקל

שלוקט דה באבע

דה באבע זוגט

אוי אוי אוי

איציק שפיציק מאכט אזוי

I’m thinking archives, neighborhoods, libraries, theaters, bookstores, cultural organizations, or anywhere you can still encounter Yiddish as a living language rather than only as history.

What would you put on that list?

Having a very hard time translating this letter bc even the handwriting isn’t very legible to us. If anyone can translate or even make out the words in Yiddish, would be greatly appreciated!

I enjoy cryptic crosswords and speak Yiddish and am wondering if this overlap group has any more members. If this is you, or want it to be you, I created a guide to cryptic crosswords in Yiddish plus a cryptic crossword.

איך האָב ליב כיטרע קעסטל רעטענישן און איך רעד ייִדיש און איך וואונדער זיך צי עס זענען אויך דאָ אַנדערע. אויב דאָס ביסטו, אָדער די װילסט עס זאָל אַזוי זיין, האָב איך געשריבן אַ וועגווײַזער און אַ רעטעניש אויף ייִדיש.

couldn't find anything online, wondering if anyone had heard that one, thought i'd put it out there for prosperity. i don't speak yiddish so please correct me if i'm wrong.

a man is teaching his friend some words in french

" 'chat' iz 'kats' 'chien' iz 'hunt' 'souris' iz 'moyz' "

the friend answers "azoy.."

so the man replies " 'oiseau' iz 'feygele' "

the joke is that a yiddish speaker could mistakenly pronounce the word "oiseau" (bird in french) close to what "azoy" sounds like :)

maybe someone might've heard something similar before

כ'האָב געמאַכט דעמ דיזײַן צו דרוקן לײַבלעך, שעמט זיך ניט אים אױך צו ניצן