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I don’t speak Yiddish fluently. Or even semi-fluently. But having lived in New York City for thirty-five years, I acquired a basic store of Yiddish words that, like many New Yorkers, Jewish or not, I employ as part of my ongoing vocabulary. Plus a smattering of Jewish expressions in English. The language may be dying, but certain words live on, and, I hope, always will.I moved to rural Louisiana last June to be with my girlfriend, Gaywynn. She’s a Cajun who has been to New York maybe twice, does not especially like it, and, having lived in Louisiana most of her life, has a limited knowledge of Jewish culture. It goes without saying—but I’ll say it anyway—she does not speak Yiddish. As part of our time together, we’ve had a lot of fun with my teaching her some words in Yiddish. Of course, some Yiddish words have even traveled as far as Cajun Louisiana, to this little place where we live about 2 1/2 hours west of New Orleans, deep in the country. Gaywynn knows schmooze, chutzpah, ...
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