Commack Public Library: Yiddish for Dummies!

Please join us for this unique, enchanting introduction to the Yiddish language, presented by renowned ventriloquist—and Yiddish scholar—Jonathan Geffner.

Assisted by his puppet partners Shmendrik and Aunt Sarah, Jonathan will give a fascinating and funny overview of the rich vocabulary and idiomatic expressions of mameh-loshn (mother tongue)—as Yiddish has been affectionately called by its native speakers for centuries.

The deeply expressive language of East European Jews, Yiddish was, for several centuries, spoken by more Jews throughout the world than any other language—including Hebrew. So, “kumt un hot hanoe!” (Come and enjoy!) “S’vet zayn a groyser fargenign!” (It’ll be loads of fun!)

Adult program - register online.