Proste Yiddish - Simple Yiddish

Episode 4// Season 3 

אין דעם עפּיזאָד - אַ פּרעכטיקע רעקאָרדירונג פֿון אָשן עוונז שאַרמאַ װעגן װינטער און אַ נײַער מיסטעריעזער מענטש!

We received a beautiful recording from Osian Evans Sharma, a Yiddish teacher in England who has some advice for you about staying warm in winter. And a new Mysterious Mentsh - can you guess who this is?  Someone who was active in the underground resistance in Warsaw…..

Would you like to be a guest on the show? Please get in touch!

Learning Resources

A few listeners have gotten in touch to share resources they’ve made to accompany the show. If you have created anything, or want to share about how you use the podcast as a learning or teaching material get in touch, I’ll share some of these resources soon!

Social Media

Yes by popular request and with the help of a wonderful new social media helper we are on instagram, X and facebook. Check out the links here https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish

Transcript

Reading while you listen is a wonderful technique for language learning that helps build the associations between words and their sounds and improve your vocabulary acquisition! Access the transcript and a vocabulary list here:

http://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS3E4

Music

All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. Full details ⁠⁠in the transcript⁠⁠.

Support the Show

Thanks for listening and as always, if you like the show, please share it in your Yiddish circles! You can also leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen to the show. אַ דאַנק!

Proste Yiddish is entirely volunteer-made, on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrong People in Naarm (so-called melbourne, oystralie).

Episode 3// Season 3 

אין דעם עפּיזאָד שפּיל איך אַ פּאָר טײלן פֿון מײַן אינטערװיו מיט חנה פּאָלאַקן, אַרכיװאַר בײַם פֿאָרװערץ. חנה רעדט װעגן איר אַרבעט און אַ בילד װאָס זי האָט פֿעפֿונען אין אַרכיװ. 

In this episode I play a few excerpts from an interview I conducted with Chana Pollack, archivist at The Forward newspaper (established as a Yiddish daily in 1897!).  I’ll release the full interview soon as a bonus episode for those who want to try listening to something a bit more advanced. I asked Chana about her work and her article about LGBTQ stories and silences in the archive..

Would you like to be a guest on the show? Please get in touch!

Learning Resources

A few listeners have gotten in touch to share resources they’ve made to accompany the show. If you have created anything, or want to share about how you use the podcast as a learning or teaching material get in touch, I’ll share some of these resources soon!

Social Media

Yes by popular request and with the help of a wonderful new social media helper we are on instagram, X and facebook. Check out the links here https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish

Transcript

Reading while you listen is a wonderful technique for language learning that helps build the associations between words and their sounds and improve your vocabulary acquisition! Access the transcript and a vocabulary list here:

https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS3E3

Music

All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. Full details ⁠⁠in the transcript⁠⁠.

Support the Show

Thanks for listening and as always, if you like the show, please share it in your Yiddish circles! You can also leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen to the show. אַ דאַנק!

Proste Yiddish is entirely volunteer-made, on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrong People in Naarm (so-called melbourne, oystralie).

Episode 2// Season 3 

אַ גאַסטשטערן אױף פּראָסטע ייִדיש - שולי אלישבע רעדט װעגן ייִדיש. מיר האָבן אױך אַ פֿילם רעצענזיע - איך רעד װעגן דעם נײַעם ייִדיש פֿילם, שטטל. 

A guest star on this episode - Shuli Elisheva speaks about her changing ideas about Yiddish. And our first film review - I discuss the new Yiddish film SHTTL. 

Would you like to be a guest on the show? Please get in touch!

Social Media

Yes by popular request and with the help of a wonderful new social media helper we are on instagram, X and facebook. Check out the links here https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish

Transcript

Reading while you listen is a wonderful technique for language learning that helps build the associations between words and their sounds and improve your vocabulary acquisition! Access the transcript and a vocabulary list here:

https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS3E2

Music

All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. Full details ⁠⁠in the transcript⁠⁠.

Support the Show

Thanks for listening and as always, if you like the show, please share it in your Yiddish circles! You can also leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen to the show. אַ דאַנק!

Proste Yiddish is entirely volunteer-made, on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrong People in Naarm (so-called melbourne, oystralie).

Episode 1// Season 3 

אין דעם עפּיזאָד רעד איך װעגן די צוהערערס - װאָס װײס איך װעגן אײַך? און מיר האָבן אַ גאַסט - תּמרה מיקנער רעדט װעגן װי די באָבע־זײדע האָבן גערעדט ייִדיש.

We’re back with Season 3!  

In this episode we have a lovely guest recording from Tamara Micner who talks about the Yiddish that her bobbe and zeyde spoke when she was young. And I delve into the listener stats to talk about who you all are! 

As always if you’d like to contribute or be a guest on the show, please get in touch!

Social Media

Yes by popular request and with the help of a wonderful new social media helper we are on instagram, X and facebook. Check out the links here https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish

Transcript

Reading while you listen is a wonderful technique for language learning that helps build the associations between words and their sounds and improve your vocabulary acquisition! Access the transcript and a vocabulary list here:

https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS3E1

Music

All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. Full details ⁠⁠in the transcript⁠⁠.

Support the Show

Thanks for listening and as always, if you like the show, please share it in your Yiddish circles! You can also leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen to the show. אַ דאַנק!

Proste Yiddish is entirely volunteer-made, on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrong People in Naarm (so-called melbourne, oystralie).

Episode 10// Season 2 

אין דעם עפּיזאָד רעד איך װעגן דאָס ייִדישע עסן - װאָס קען דאָס זײַן?  און אין "װאָס לײענט מען?" רעדט איך װעגן קאַדיאַ מאָלאָדאָװסקיס ראָמאַן, "פֿון לובלין ביז ניו־יאָרק." 

In this episode I attempt to answer a listener request for something about “Yiddish food” and in our segment “Vos Leyent Men?” I discuss Kadia Molodowsky’s novel Fun Lublin Biz Nyu York, which is written in the style of a diary. 

Est Gezunterheyt! on Youtube here

Download Fun Lublin Biz Nyu York here.

This is the last episode for Season 2, I’ll be back with Season 3 in a few weeks. If you’d like to contribute or be a guest on the show, please get in touch!

Note

I recently released a special music episode using the voice memos you all sent in. Unfortunately due to copyright you can only listen to it on spotify, so check it out there.

Transcript

Reading while you listen is a wonderful technique for language learning that helps build the associations between words and their sounds and improve your vocabulary acquisition! Access the transcript here:

https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS2E10

And you can ⁠use this form⁠ to leave us feedback or get in touch.

Music

All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. Full details ⁠⁠in the transcript⁠⁠.

Support the Show

Thanks for listening and as always, if you like the show, please share it in your Yiddish circles! You can also leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen to the show. אַ דאַנק!

Proste Yiddish is entirely volunteer-made, on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrong People in Naarm (so-called melbourne, oystralie).

Episode 9// Season 2 

אין דעם עפּיזאָד הערט מען פֿון אבֿי פֿריד און איך רעד װעגן אַ װיזיט אין באַלאַראַט.

In this week’s episode we have a little game from Avi Fried and a story about a visit to the city of Ballarat.

Note

Last week’s episode is a special music episode, using the voice memos you all sent in. Unfortunately due to copyright you can only listen to it on spotify, so check it out there.

Transcript

Reading while you listen is a wonderful technique for language learning that helps build the associations between words and their sounds and improve your vocabulary acquisition! Access the transcript here:

⁠⁠⁠www.tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS2E9

And you can ⁠use this form⁠ to leave us feedback or get in touch.

Music

All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. Full details ⁠⁠in the transcript⁠⁠.

Support the Show

Thanks for listening and as always, if you like the show, please share it in your Yiddish circles! You can also leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen to the show. אַ דאַנק!

Proste Yiddish is entirely volunteer-made, on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrong People in Naarm (so-called melbourne, oystralie). Always Was Always Will Be Aboriginal Land.

Episode 8// Season 2 

דער 18טן עפּיזאָד פֿון פּראָסטע ייִדיש! איך רעד װעגן אַ קלײנע רײַזע װאָס איך האָב געמאַכט און אַן אינדזל. און אױך אַ ביסל װעגן דעם ציפֿער אַכטצן (18).

It’s the 18th episode of Proste Yiddish! I talk a little about a recent trip to a special island and also about the significance of the number 18.

Transcript

Reading while you listen is a wonderful technique for language learning that helps build the associations between words and their sounds and improve your vocabulary acquisition! Check out the transcript here:

⁠⁠⁠www.tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS2E8

And you can ⁠use this form⁠ to leave us feedback or get in touch.

Music

All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. Full details ⁠⁠in the transcript⁠⁠.

Support the Show

Thanks for listening and as always, if you like the show, please share it in your Yiddish circles! You can also leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen to the show. אַ דאַנק!

Proste Yiddish is entirely volunteer-made, on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrong People in Naarm (so-called melbourne, oystralie).

Episode 7 // Season 2 

אונדזער גאַסט איז קאַראָ װעגנער און זי רעדט װעגן דעם פּאַריזער־יידיש צענטער. איך רעד אַ ביסל װעגן סוכּות און מיר הערן אַן אָנזאָג פֿון אַ צוהערער!

Our guest is Karo Wegner who talks a little about the Paris Yiddish Center - Medem Library. I talk a little about the yontif Sukkes and the custom of building a Suke. And we hear…. a voice memo from a listener!

More about Karo Wegner here (@karowegner) 

and more about the Paris Yiddish Center here. 

Transcript

Reading while you listen is a wonderful technique for language listening! Check out the transcript here:

⁠⁠⁠www.tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS2E7

And you can ⁠use this form⁠ to leave us feedback or get in touch.

Send in a voice memo!

Absolute last chance to send me a short recording (in Yiddish) about your favourite Yiddish music. I might use it in an upcoming episode!

Of course if you want to send in a longer contribution, there’s a ⁠⁠script template to help you get started here..

Music

All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. Full details ⁠⁠in the transcript⁠⁠.

Support the Show

If you find this show useful or fun, the best thing you can do is tell other people about it or tell me! You can also leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen to the show. אַ דאַנק!

Proste Yiddish is entirely volunteer-made, on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrong People in Naarm (so-called melbourne, oystralie).

Episode 6 // Season 2 

אַ קורצעער עפּיזאָד װײַל ס'איז יום־טובֿ. איך רעד װעגן דעם פֿרילינג און מיר הערן אַ נײַע עפּיזאָד־טײל׃ װאָס לײענט מען?

Wow is it 5784 already?  A bit of a shorter episode this week because of yontif (the holidays). I talk a little about springtime, and introduce a new segment about books for Yiddish students - What are you reading?

You can see the Shloyml Boyml books here.

Transcript

Did you know there are pictures, links and a vocabulary list in the transcript?

⁠⁠⁠www.tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS2E6

And you can ⁠use this form⁠ to leave us feedback or get in touch.

Send in a voice memo!

Last chance to send me a short recording (in Yiddish) about your favourite Yiddish music. I might use it in an upcoming episode!

Of course if you want to send in a longer contribution, there’s a ⁠⁠script template to help you get started here..

Music

All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. Full details ⁠⁠in the transcript⁠⁠.

Support the Show

Thanks for listening and as always, if you like the show, please share it in your Yiddish circles! You can also leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen to the show. אַ דאַנק!

Proste Yiddish is entirely volunteer-made, on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrong People in Naarm (so-called melbourne, oystralie).

Episode 5 // Season 2 

אַבֿי פֿריד רעדט װעגן ראש־השנה און די מאַמע (רענאַטאַ) רעדט װעגן אירע קינדער־יאָרן אין פּױלן

Friend of the show, Avi Fried returns to talk about Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year and Esther’s mum, Renata, talks about her childhood in Poland.

There are some tricky words in this episode, lots of loshn-koydesh - so don't forget there's a vocab list in the transcript. And a special bonus - if you want to see some great pictures of Renata as a child in Poland, check out the transcript.

Leshone Toyve - a gut yor!

Transcript

A full transcript with vocabulary list is available here: ⁠⁠⁠www.tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS2E5

And you can ⁠use this form⁠ to leave us feedback or get in touch.

Send in a voice memo!

Use the link below to send me a short recording (in Yiddish) about your favourite Yiddish music. I might use it in an upcoming episode!

If you want to send in a longer contribution, there’s a ⁠⁠script template to help you write a contribution⁠⁠.

Music

All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos, ⁠ ⁠Crowander, ⁠⁠Danny Bale⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠The Underscore Orkestra⁠⁠. Full details ⁠⁠in the transcript⁠⁠.

Support the Show

Thanks for listening and as always, if you like the show, please share it in your Yiddish circles! You can also leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen to the show. אַ דאַנק!

Proste Yiddish is entirely volunteer-made, on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrong People in Naarm (so-called melbourne, oystralie).