Gothamist: The Yiddishing of The Cat in the Hat

Zackary Sholem Berger

Sun, 21 Mar 2004 11:58:31 -0500

A lebn af aykh! Hooray for this link, and thanks! All of a sudden we got a whole bunch of orders on line, which caused us to scratch our heads in wonder. A Google search, and voila! The power of the Net, indeed... Thanks again, and tell your friends. (PS - You can also tell your friends in LA about our reading on Sunday, March 28th, at the Skirball Cultural Center. Details on our website under Events.) Zackary Sholem Berger

zaelic

Sat, 20 Mar 2004 07:58:25 -0500

Grine eyren mit shinken? Avode, ganz treyf. But piglet is called "khazerl" and Eeyore is "Iya" and gets to say "Oy vey!" an awful lot. And luckily, it used latin orthography. "'Du bist der Bester Bear af der gantser velt' hot Kristofer Robin treystndik gezogt 'Bin Ikh take?' hot Pu gezogt ful mit hofenung. Un dernokh hot er zikh plutsem tseshtralt." Vini der Pu, translated by Leonard Wolf, Dutton Childrens Books, 2000, NY.

RonMwangaguhunga

Fri, 19 Mar 2004 14:20:39 -0500

awww ... Di Kats Der Payats .. awwww. My only question is: are green eggs and ham kosher?

Jen

Fri, 19 Mar 2004 13:39:14 -0500

"Vini der Pu!" I LOVE IT! Does Winnie wear a yarmulke?

zaelic

Fri, 19 Mar 2004 13:32:36 -0500

Go down to the Yiddish bookstore at the Arbiter Ring (where the offices of the Forward is)on 33rd by Lexintgton and pick up a copy of "Vini der Pu". But these books are even better when read aloud to children while under the influence of helium.