Streetwise Hebrew

#4 Polish Mother


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Polish mother or Jewish mother? What does Ima Polanyia mean in contemporary Hebrew?

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New Words and Expressions:

Ima Polanyia - Polish Mother - אמא פולנייה

Polania ze kan - Poland is here - פולניה זה כאן

Lo, al takum, be'emet shelo tsarich – No, don't get up, there's really no need - לא, אל תקום, באמת שלא צריך

Polaniyut - "Polishness" - פולניות

Tafsik lihyot polani - Stop being polish - תפסיק להיות פולני

Playlist and Clips:

Facebook page of Gveret Dubrovski

Facebook page of Polania Ze Kan

Dudu Fisher - A Yiddishe Mame (lyrics)

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