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Uploaded by on May 23, 2007

84 year old Arkady Gendler from Zaporozhye, Ukraine, sing the Yiddish folk song "Kartoflyes" (Potatoes.)"Freyen zikh iz git, lomir zikh fargesn khotsh oyf eyn minit!" (It's good to be happy, let's forget ourselves if only for a minute!) The full text can be found on http://www.maxminka.com/site/resume/resume/images_resume/ark ady_booklet.pdf along with links to buy his wonderful CD

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  • The great Yiddish writers were Sholom-Alechem and Isaac Bashevis Singer.

    Best!

  • Yiddish. The language of East European Jews.

    It originated out of High (i.e. Southern) German, Bavarian or Schwabian dialect, but has lots of Hebrew, Romance and Slavic influences. Jews carried it with them as they migrated to Bohemia, Poland, and all over Eastern Europe.

    Yiddish died out in Germany some time in 18th century. But in Eastern Europe, in America, Canada, Argentina, Israel, even Cuba one can still hear it ocasionally, mostly from old people.

    (cont.)

  • what language he use in this song?

    Thx.!

  • Wow! I love this video. It's my favorite. I watch it again and again, and it always lifts up my mood.

    Arkady Gendler is so cool!

    Thanks!

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