Raw Music: Jewdyssee
Thanks to the Black Eyed Peas’ “I Got a Feeling” Yiddishkeit has been making a comeback, sorta. After all, how Yiddish could “Fill up my cup Mazal Tov, L’chaim” be? Nevertheless, one can say that Yiddish expressions have always been part of the secular American culture; what American doesn’t recognize “oy vey” or “schmock” as part of their vocabulary? … Read more
Just another Brick in the wall
The simple complexity of bricks turned to rubbles celebrated its 20th Anniversary– the Fall of the Berlin Wall that is. But, I leave it to historians and connoisseurs of International Relations to digest and over analyze the ins and outs of the intricate significance of the Berlin Wall and its fall. As for me I’d like to engage in philosophical … Read more
Ich mine Deutsch Guilty Pleasure
Having just done a post on Anne Frank and the Holocaust it seem very fitting to write a piece on German Culture– I mean it! Why not? Last night I came across one fabulous song by German artist Peter Fox. It is a seriously catchy song, and while I don’t understand a single word he … Read more
