tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post8268225819641129414..comments2024-03-04T11:22:53.502-05:00Comments on Fifty Books Project 2023: The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael ChabonFifty Books Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640286429668778869noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-88181355392437550202009-08-05T16:25:44.397-04:002009-08-05T16:25:44.397-04:00"Shoyfer"
it's a version (Yiddish pr..."Shoyfer"<br />it's a version (Yiddish pronunciation of a Hebrew word)of Shofar-<br />a rams horn blown on Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur.<br />really loud<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shofar<br />It's like calling your cellphone a trumpet, makes sense, no?<br />Landsman= countryman- a salutation <br />The copy I read had<br /> a glossary in the back (which I didn't need)<br />Shpil= play as in theater or gameAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com