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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Monday, December 4, 2017

Gimpel's distrust of lawyers is unwarranted in this case (perhaps) 3-2-1915

It wasn't often that a Gimpel cartoon set up an expectation for the next day like this! What can it be that this lawyer is offering? Stay tuned!



March 2, 1915: His prospects are shining but we'll have to see what is in store.
  1. Jake: You're Gimpel Beynish? I've been looking for you. A lawyer sent me...
  2. GB: A lawyer? Feh! Leave me alone, mister. I hate lawyers.
  3. GB: Oh well, give it here. I won't try getting away from you.
  4. Jake: You're worrying for nothing. The lawyer has something for you, something good.
  5. GB: Hurrah! Finally there's a lawyer with something to give me.

3-2-1915
דיא אױסזיכטען זײנען גאַנץ גלענצענד פֿאַר איהם, אָבער מען דאַרף זעהן װאָס װײַטער װעט זײַן.

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דזשײק: איהר זײַט גימפעל בײניש? אײַך זוך איך. אַ לאָיער האָט מיך צו אײַך גע…
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גימפעל בײניש: אַ לאָיער? פֿע! לאָזט מיך אָפ, ר׳ איד. לאָיערס האָב איך פֿײַנט.
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גימפעל בײניש: נאָר, מילא, גיט אַהער. איך׳ל זיך דאָך פֿון אײַך שױן ניט אױסדרעהן.
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דזשײק: איהר שרעקט זיך אומזיסט. דער לאָיער האָט פֿאַר אײַך עפעס, אַ גוטע זאַך.
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גימפעל בײניש: הוררעי! ענדליך איז דאָ אַ לאָיער װאָס װיל מיר עפעס גיבען.

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