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In Yiddish, meshugene(r) -- with the "ne(r)" ending -- is used as an attributive adjective modifying a noun (e.g., a meshugene froy, 'a crazy woman'), whereas meshuge is a predicative adjective (zi iz meshuge, 'she is crazy').
1 Νοε 2023 · Meshuga and Mashugana are both derived from the Yiddish term for "crazy," but they differ in spelling. Meshuga is often used to describe something senseless or absurd, similar to the English use of "nuts" or "crazy."
18 Ιουλ 2024 · Discover Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts: A cultural center dedicated to the preservation of the Yiddish language and culture with over a million volumes.
19 Μαΐ 2019 · Photo, Print, Drawing The Yiddish Book Center and Museum in Amherst, Massachusetts was founded in 1980, and as a nonprofit center it works to recover, celebrate, and regenerate Yiddish and modern Jewish literature and culture
Meshuga: Borrowed from Hebrew, meshuga (mi-SHOO-gah) means “crazy” in Yiddish. It can also be pronounced meshigeh, meshugeh or even meshugie. Other related words: A person who is meshuga is called a meshuganer (mi-SHOO-gi-ner).
In 1997, the Yiddish Book Center moved to its current site in Amherst, Massachusetts, a 49,000-square-foot complex that echoes the rooflines of an East European shtetl (Jewish town). The center is home to permanent and travelling exhibits, a Yiddish book repository, educational programs, and the annual Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music.
