Mechaiehs
Mechaiaeh… Pronounced m’KHY-eh, to rhyme with “messiah.” The kh sound is, of course, the way a MacTavish would roll it out. From Hebrew. Pleasure, great enjoyment, a real joy. … Mechaieh comes from the Hebrew…
Tag: The Joy of Yiddish
Stand-In
All those evenings I drove down to Brandeis Avenue To see my great-aunt Leah Salzman Miller 1986-1992 I remember Mev joined me once And took photos of Leah and me Leah was fierce A widow…