We ended last week’s column with the Yiddish expression plotkes, loksh, boydem, politsa, “crappies, noodles, attic, shelf,” or alternately, loksh, boydem, politsa or boydem mit politsa, in the sense ...
When a Cockney calls you a paper hat, he's not asking you round for Christmas dinner and when he sends you down to the old rub-a-dub, you're more likely to end up on the floor than the treatment table ...
The Cockney Yiddish Podcast uncovers the vibrant yet little-known Jewish popular culture of London’s East End. Spanning seven episodes—six in English and one in Yiddish—the series brings to life newly ...