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The Forward Hour – episode 6

For the first half of 2006 Michael Wex recorded thirteen five-minute pieces in Yiddish for The Forward Hour, a Yiddish radio show from the Forward newspaper. Here is the sixth show broadcast on April 1st 2006. The Yiddish Forward Hour - 1st April 2006 Below are some items for sale from eBay for those of you with an interest in Yiddish. US Auctions Australian Auctions Austrian... Read more here

Marilla

Micah Mushmelon cartoon

Micah Mushmelon by Graham Robson We were recently contacted with a comment on Micah Mushmelon: The little Micah Mushmelon graphics are sooooooooooooooo cute!!!!!!!!!! I love him already. (From Mrs. Wex) Thanks! I'll let you in on a little secret - my Dad drew him. He's a graphic designer and cartoonist in England and I sent him some photos of Belzer Hasidic kids in Brooklyn for inspiration and he came... Read more here

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Sweet, sweet Summer

Zimer-leyb, as Mendele Moykher Sforim used to say, “Sweet, sweet summer”; me’ shikt di kinder avek in di kontris, the children are off in the country, rusticating under the watchful eyes of experienced, specially trained college students from Europe and the Antipodes, while you have opted to stay in the city, pretending to be on a diet while actually skipping every second meal in an effort to save up... Read more here

Marilla

The Forward Hour – episode 5

For the first half of 2006 Michael Wex recorded thirteen five-minute pieces in Yiddish for The Forward Hour, a Yiddish radio show from the Forward newspaper. Here is the fifth show broadcast on April 1st 2006. The Yiddish Forward Hour - 1st April 2006 Below are some items for sale from eBay for those of you with an interest in Yiddish. US Auctions Australian Auctions Austrian... Read more here

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“Born to Kvetch” FAQs

We get a lot of mail. We get a lot of questions. You would think that the most obvious one would be: "How did you ever come to write Born to Kvetch?" You'd be wrong. The question I get asked the most is: Is that you (Michael Wex) on the front cover of Born to Kvetch? No, I was never that happy. I noticed in the excerpt (of Born to Kvetch on Amazon) you relate the origins of Yiddish to Biblical times. Why... Read more here

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Laverne and Shirley

Here's one version of a question I get a lot: On the TV show Lavern & Shirley they start the opening with the words (not sure of the spelling) Shlimeel and Shlimazel. Gary Marshall explained that a Shlimeel is a person that spills soup, a Shlimazel is the person he spill the soup on. I found the word Shlimazel in your book but I could not find Shlimeel. Is this a real word? Also, as a kid I remember... Read more here

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International Festival of Authors

Michael Wex by Suzanne McLarenWe're very excited to announce that Wex will be appearing at this year's International Festival of Authors. The event takes place over ten days (20th - 30th October) at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre. We don't have exact dates and times for when Wex will be appearing, but will post them as soon as they are available. Shalom Life ran an article a couple of days ago featuring all... Read more here