7. It Could Always be Worse

This week i'm bringing you a Yiddish folktale called 'It Could Always Be Worse'. It's a funny story about, well, how things could always be worse. We'll also learn about this history of the Yiddish language and the Jewish diaspora. This reading of 'It Could Always Be Worse' is based on the book of the same title by Margot Zemach.

Test you Yiddish knowledge and see if you know any of these words!

https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/word-lists/list-of-english-words-of-yiddish-origin.html

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This episode features Klezmer music which is often associated with the Yiddish language.
Intro Song: 'Klezmer Hora' by Ardei Iute (Moldavian string band)
Tranistion and ending song: the Eastern Watershed Klezmer Quartet