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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Saturday, April 21, 2018

Raffle tickets were as popular then as the lottery is now. 3-7-1915

A lot of raffling happened in those days - the Warheit was often advertising raffles for good causes. I asked an otherwise smart friend once why he spent so much money on the lottery. He said, "Because it's the only way I could end up with as much money as I need."



March 7, 1915: He's bought an impressive bargain and now one has to await the results.
  1. GB: Who's the clown running after me?
  2. Jake: You're Gimpel Beynish? Yes? I have something for you.
  3. GB: What might that be? A bill from the butcher or an invitation to a wedding?
  4. Jake: No, I have raffle tickets for an automobile. Buy a half dozen.
  5. GB: I don't know if he's a bluffer or I'm a blockhead.

3-7-1915
ער האַנדעלט אײַן אַ װאַזשנע מציאה און איצט דאַרף מען װאַרטען אױף רעזולטאַטען.

1
גימפּעל בײניש: װער איז דער לץ און װאָס לױפֿט ער מיך נאָך?
2
דזשײק: איהר זײַט גימפּעל בײניש? יאָ? האָב איך עפּעס פֿאַר אײַך.
3
גימפּעל בײניש: װאָס, אַ שטײגער האָסטו? אַ קװיטעל צום שוחט, אָדער אַ בילעט צו אַ חתונה?
4
דזשײק: נײן, נאָר ראַפֿעל-טיקעטס פֿאַר אַן אױטאָמאָביל. קױפֿט אַ האַלב דאָזען.
5
גימפּעל בײניש: איך װײס ניט צי איז ער אַ בלאָפֿער אָדער איך בין אַ שוטה.


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