Gimpel Beynish the Matchmaker
(Gimpl Beynish der Shadkhn)
Yiddish Comics of the early 20th century

Translation and commentary by Jane Peppler
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

What sort of fortune hits him in the head? 10-11-1914

I could not understand the second half of the title: "ober nokh vayt nit ales." or maybe "ober nokh vayt git ales." Also, I don't know what's in that sack that hits him in the head. I don't think it was a fortune, because he's back at work the next day...



October 11, 1914: He wished for something, but [??]

  1. Today the sky is splitting and what I wish for will be fulfilled.
  2. What can a guy like me wish for? It seems the best would be: a lot of matches.
  3. And a lot of money. A whole sack of money should fall on me from heaven.
  4. I feel as though my wish is being fulfilled. I fill as though a little sack of ...
  5. ...

10-11-1914
עפּעס האָט ער זיך אױסגעװאונשען, אָבער נאָך װײַט ניט אַלעס.

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הײַנט שפּאַלט זיך דער הימעל און װאָס איך װעל מיר װינשען װעט מקױם װערען.
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װאָס-זשע קען זיך אַזאַ איד װינשען? דאַכט זיך אַז דאָס בעסטע װעט זײַן אַ סך שידוכים.
3
און אַ סך געלד. אַ גאַנצען זאַק מיט געלד זאָל מיר שױן אַראָבפֿאַלען פֿון הימעל.
4
איך פֿיהל װיא מײַן װאונש װערט שױן מקױם. איך פֿיהל װיא עס פֿאַלט אַ זעקעלע מיט…
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