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This Yiddish Word Fills Us With So Much Pride and Contentment

JL;DR SUMMARY In a heartwarming reflection, Lior Zaltzman explores the Yiddish word ‘naches,’ which captures the joy and pride derived from the achievements of loved ones. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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IdentityFamilyYiddishHebrew RootsJewish PrideStephen FryCultural ExpressionsContentmentKvellingNaches

Places mentioned

Israel
"A year later, Fry appeared on On Life and Death, Israeli translator Daphna Lewys podcast, and mentioned the word again, in connection with his late grandfather."
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
"his grandfather would also have been very proud of his achievements, like getting a scholarship to Cambridge."

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