Archive of UserLand's first discussion group, started October 5, 1998.

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Re: Judaism, Fiddler on the Roof, and Humanity

Author:	Jim Flanagan
Posted:	8/27/2000; 6:12:12 PM
Topic:	Judaism, Fiddler on the Roof, and Humanity
Msg #:	20373 (In response to 20363)
Prev/Next:	20372 / 20374

As explained to me by a friend: "The Schlemiel spills the soup on the Schlamazel." Like answering a question with another question, definitions are framed as context-rich stories.

Another friend topically referred to Yiddish as "Hebonics." It's the spaces between the words that matter as much as the words themselves.

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