Bubbe! Zayde! you listened. What nakhes you gave us. You voted for Obama! We’re kvelling.
You should feel better about your vote now. Who is the first one President-Elect Obama asks to come work with him at the White House? Congressman Rahm Emanuel. His father (the doctor!), born in Jerusalem, was in the Irgun, the Etzel. There, see? We told you.
We’re flying down to see you on hannukah, but here’s a little something for your right now:
First this, from the NY Daily News, about a kaffee-klatsch at the 92nd Street Y:
And this:
Here, have another — they’re short:
See you on hannukah. We can almost taste the latkes.
Zay gesundt!
Image by Mike Licht. Download a copy here. Creative Commons license; credit Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com.
Yiddish-American Glossary:
Bubbe Grandma
Hannukah Jewish holiday, December 21-29, 2008
kaffee-klatsch Informal get-together
Kvelling Bursting with pride
Latkes potato pancakes, eaten on Hannukah (recipe here)
Mazel tov Good luck, congratulations
Nakhes Joy
Zay gezunt Be well (a traditional leave-taking)
Zayde Grandpa
Terms, pronunciations, use, and transliterations vary. Please don’t blame our Bubbes for any errors. Just laugh and send corrections.
