tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586565064372847590.post113967060749577709..comments2024-01-01T15:26:04.383-05:00Comments on Rootless Cosmopolitan: How Well Do You Know Your Yiddish Dictionaries?rokhlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442447160759343139noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586565064372847590.post-82412219668772575622014-03-28T18:32:40.857-04:002014-03-28T18:32:40.857-04:00The idea that WNET is any more serious about cultu...The idea that WNET is any more serious about cultural or social issues than its commercial cousins should have been laid to rest along with the late lamented Mr. Rogers. A cursory perusal of its offerings during pledge drive, heavy on the kitsch (think concerts featuring The MCGuire Sisters,) Dr. Wayne Dwyer, and Deeprak Chopra are a fair indication of how seriously they WNET takes the intelligence of it's audience. And I won't even go into how I singlehandedly shut down a promotional recording date for WNET by contacting my Union rep when they tried to do a scab session.<br />Jordan Hirschnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586565064372847590.post-89352851920680960482014-03-27T14:10:51.556-04:002014-03-27T14:10:51.556-04:00Yasher Koyekh Rokhl. Something that has irked me ...Yasher Koyekh Rokhl. Something that has irked me since forever is the prevailing notion that Yiddish is something to laugh at while marginalizing it at the same time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586565064372847590.post-89018320956374820732014-03-27T13:08:56.939-04:002014-03-27T13:08:56.939-04:00Thumbs up for the angry bloggers and a big boo for...Thumbs up for the angry bloggers and a big boo for those who should know better but for some reasons rarely do.Sergiusznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586565064372847590.post-78036851378051621632014-03-26T23:09:57.439-04:002014-03-26T23:09:57.439-04:00Understood and appreciated.Understood and appreciated.rokhlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442447160759343139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586565064372847590.post-83432733393514943902014-03-26T23:08:56.489-04:002014-03-26T23:08:56.489-04:00I may be a little hard-line on this issue.I may be a little hard-line on this issue.FJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01191950488413829219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586565064372847590.post-48116845108469734062014-03-26T22:45:09.280-04:002014-03-26T22:45:09.280-04:00It may be kind of useless in its brevity, but it&#...It may be kind of useless in its brevity, but it's still a dictionary. No?rokhlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442447160759343139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586565064372847590.post-23686011408006424672014-03-26T22:42:51.316-04:002014-03-26T22:42:51.316-04:00If E is the Harduf work, I would argue it's on...If E is the Harduf work, I would argue it's only a borderline inclusion in the category "dictionary"FJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01191950488413829219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586565064372847590.post-56880467684853644422014-03-26T21:50:47.620-04:002014-03-26T21:50:47.620-04:00This is great. Faux Yiddish/Yinglish really annoys...This is great. Faux Yiddish/Yinglish really annoys me and demeans Yiddish.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08419935890814367584noreply@blogger.com