molly’s pilgrim by barbara cohen yiddish vocabulary
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A reply to Molly “let’s go back to New York “I hate going to school” Said by mother “We can’t go back to New York” Describes how New York was bad From textWhat I know When I am sad, I want things to change. My mother might try to explain why things can’t change Sometimes my mother calls me “pet names” like sweetie or baby “Oi, Malkeleh” How would you define? Describes how Winter Hill is goodTRANSCRIPT
Molly’s PilgrimBy Barbara Cohen
Yiddish Vocabulary
Said by mother
Arms around Molly
“What’s the matter?”
Said to Molly
Burst into tears crying
Head against her (mother’s) chest
From text What I know When I am sad, I cry and talk to my mother
My mother tries to make me feel better
Sometimes my mother calls me “pet names” like sweetie or baby
shaynkeit
How would you define?
A reply to Molly
“let’s go back to New York
“I hate going to school”
Said by mother
“We can’t go back to New York”
Describes how New York was bad
From text What I know When I am sad, I want things to change.
My mother might try to explain why things can’t change
Sometimes my mother calls me “pet names” like sweetie or baby
“Oi, Malkeleh”
How would you define?
Describes how Winter Hill is good
Said by mother
“She’ll (the teacher) make them…
…stop teasing you (Molly).
Turning back a few pages in the story
Elizabeth and Hilda follow Molly halfway home
From text What I know If girls followed me home and sang a terrible song, I would feel hurt.
My mother would tell me those girls were mean or naughty girls.paskudnyaks
How would you define?
Singing that terrible song.
A reply to Molly
“I have to make…a Pilgrim doll.”
Said by mother
Mama frowned
“What’s a Pilgrim?”
From text What I know When my mother doesn’t understand what I’m saying, she might ask a question.
Sometimes my mother calls me “pet names” like sweetie or baby
“Nu, Malkeleh”
How would you define?
“Oi, Malkeleh”
Turning back a few pages in the story
Said by mother
Mama smiling and laughing
“A pilgrim is someone who…I’m a Pilgrim!”
Said to Molly
“She (the doll) doesn’t look lik…the picture.”
From text What I know
Sometimes my mother calls me “pet names” like sweetie or baby
shaynkeit
How would you define?
Turning back a few pages in the story