Kosher Americans (1929) (Yiddish word appendix)

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KOSHER AMERICANS
by Joseph D. Rosenberg
Associated Publishers COmpany, Atlantic City, NJ
1929

   OED uses this book only once...for "tsores."
   It beats OED's 1953 Saul Bellow cite on "Mensch," for example.  The author is from Cleveland.
    From the APPENDIX on pages 321-327:

Pg. 321:

   APPENDIX
Number indicates page where word or phrase is set forth in this narrative.

YIDDISH   TRANSLATION
De golden-e' land...The golden land...1
De frie' land...The land of the free...2
Gott bench Ir...God bless her...2
Olov Hasholom...Peace to them...2
Yesh-iv-a, Bocher...College student...2
garber...tanner...2
Yitschockel Miner...My Isaac...2
Krain-a-le'...my Crown...3
Gott zu dank-en...Thank God...3
Und-ge-bencht mir tzvai-ti-er-e' kinder, zollen zai zein gazunt...and blessed with two dear, dear children, may they keep in good health...3
ebber...but...3
blass...pale...3
its-ter...now...3
nai-es...news...3
Forward...Jewish newspaper...3
Bintel Brief...Package of Letters...3
obber...but...4
schmaltz...fat...4
strudel...pastry...4
Oi, vai-is-mir...Woe is me...5
Oi, schlecht...terrible...5
Mine Schlemazel...my ill luck...5
schlecht is mere...I feel terrible...6
Yitschock...Isaac...6
zol, ich, krank-en...May I suffer...7
schlecht...terrible...8
Cho-chem...smart Alec...12
Shamos...sexton...13
Minion...congregation...13
Gott und zein mishpot is gerecht...God in His judgment is righteous...13
Kaddish...Mourner's prayer...14
Gott vet unz beiden helfen...God will help us both...14
Cha-der...Hebrew school...14
Talmud...Commentaries of the Scriptures...14
Narr...Legal term for a declaration...14
odder...or...18
Kosher...adjective, pure...20
Hechscher...stamp of approval...20
(Pg. 322--ed.)
Rov...Rabbi...20
obber...but...20
tarfis...misnomer for unclean food...20
chai-odom...the Book on Life of Man...20
miner...mine...20
Mach-rain...make clean...20
cigaren...intended for cigars...21
lechaem...drink...21
terretz...excuse...21
oderin...veins...21
Ref-u-a Schelaimo...complete cure...21
Obersten's hilf..by the help of the Almighty...21
mai-del...girl...22
essen...food...22
unzer...our...22
bil-igs-te...cheapest...22
ve-den...how then...26
bala-boss...proprietor...27
balla-bosta...proprietress...27
A-zoi...so...27
Goot Shab-es...Good Sabbath...27
Kiddish..Friday evening prayer before meal...27
gefilte...stuffed...28
azoi, ge-schmack...so tasty...28
Gon-a-den...Heaven...28
Shabes...Sabbath...31
Duvid der Chazen...David the Cantor...31
Eli, Eli...My God my God...31
Aden-oi-E-Chod...The Eternal is One...31
shvesterel...little sister...32
krenk...sickness...32
vai-ber-se...female...32
falsha pen-emer...false faces...33
guten...good...33
udder...or...34
"Velvela's Kalle"..."Willie's Bride"...34
in-em-es-en leben...in true life...34
Gon-oven...thieves...35
zolen, zai, ess, ois, krank-en...may they spend it for illness...35
Gott sei dank-en...thanks to God...35
tier-e'...excellent...35
noor...but...35
A-za-yohr-aff-mere...may I have such good year...36
emes...true...36
Shabes...Sabbath...36
und, af-il-e'...even so...36
mash-gi-ach...overseer...36
zalts van-es...salt baths...36
nur...but...36
Chas-ve-shu-lom...God forbid...36
Goisha er-ter...Gentile places...36
zolaich baden zein tzu ge-zunt...may it prove healthful to you both...36
(Pg. 323--ed.)
ge-sunt tzu-dir...good health to you...37
efsher...maybe...37
Voobrendt..where is the fire..37
goi-im...Gentiles...39
Azoi...So...39
Yes-i-bath, Ha-bat-loo-im...Seats of idlers...39
Go-ish...Gentiles...40
Smad-halz...glutton...40
Ap-e-ka-rus...doubter...40
unzer...our...40
Ap-e-kor-sim...doubters...41
ef-sher...maybe...41
Lernen...learning...41
Mish-oo-med...apostates...41
tsu-far dra-en a men-chens kop...to turn a person's head...41
tuma...unclean...42
Taruf, Torof, Yosoph...referring to Joseph having been torn apart by wild animals...42
a-nai-es-...something new...42
Chad-er, ingel...schoolboy...42
mil-chi-ke-plate...dish used for dairy products...42
Schi-te'...slaughter...43
Tal-mida-cha-cho-mim...the wise men...43
Kosher...clean...43
Trafes...unclean...43
Ru-shi-se schvitz-bud...the Russian sweat bath...45
schmice...whip...45
kish-kes...intestines...46
obber...but...46
Shat-chen...matrimonial agent...48
Mikvah...pool...49 (OED?--ed.)
zei-gezunt...keep well...50
Yeshibath Habatlonim...Seat of Idlers...58
Shipa...intended for "Sheba"...58
Lang leben zalst du...may you live long...58
Shat-chen...matrimonial agent...60
Magna Cum Laude (Latin)...great with praise...61
Shat-chen...matrimonial agent...61
frume...religious...63
bench licht...usher in the Queen Sabbath by lighting and blessing the candles...63
gefilte fish...stuffed fish...63
Chos-en...intended...70
raid...speak...71
shid-ech...match...71
shat-chen...matchmaker...71
itz-ter...now...73
Chas-ve-sho-lom...God forbid...73
Clab-er-ais...intended for cabarets...73
ge-vald...alarm...73
Alech-em, Sho-lom...Peace to you...74
bench mit a mez-oo-men...grace after meat...74

(TO BE CONTINUED.  Typist taking break, and the computer shuts off when he opens the refrigerator door--ed.)