The Jewish Month of May or How Мир, Труд, Май become A Yiddeshe Momme, May

If you were growing up in Soviet Union the slogan – “Mir, Trud, May” (“Peace, Work, May”)  was something what was associated with a gateway month of the summer - the month of May. After moving to the new continent the meaning of the month slightly changed it is no longer associated with Peace ( it was more European association than American) , work is something which is associated with every month in this country – want to live with a comfort got to work my friend month after month after month and labor day in America is in September not May.   So only May  left in a slogan, kind of strange slogan for a month. Imagine people on the street chanting May, May, May, dose not make any sense unless you are in a mental facility.  So let think what will associate with May in this country. Let use soviet association for a month with a holidays which happened to be in this particular month. The first holiday comes to mind is a Mother’s Day. So it is time to chant Mom, May – sounds good, so we went to Green Basil place with my Dad and Stella’s parents to celebrate the occasion ( my Mom happened to be in Europe with my sister during this time, so it’s become my young sis responsibility to chant Mom, May, Mom, May  in person to our mother, I would do it with a help of modern technology  -  so my dear Mom

-        Mom, May,  Mom , May and ones more Mom , May.

I would think it would be it, if by law passed in Congress this year Month May would not become an National American Jewish heritage month.  So it become not only Mom, May it is a Jewish mom, May. I like this slogan it is even make more sense for me personally. But wait, it would be much better if we will chant –

-         A Yiddeshe Momme , May,  A Yiddeshe Momme , May and ones more A Yiddeshe Momme , May.

And as a present to our moms with a true mining of the current month the song of  AYiddeshe momme in a variety of languages.

Yiddish ( original language)


In Russian



In English



In Franch



In Polish



and even in Arabic

40 years together.

Parents 38th Wedding anniversary

Today is my parents 38th weeding anniversary. Aaron is 4 month old. Which make me think, that this is the first anniversary my parents can celebrate as grandparents. Just a though for a day. Above is picture of my parents ( Elena and Konstantin Katzman) coming out of Moscow Griboedov Palace of Newlyweds (marriage registration center) on August 1 1970. From left to right Hershel Gilman ( my moms uncle from Canada) , Ruth Gilman ( Hershel's wife), Katya Gilman ( my moms aunt ), Olya (mom's syster) and my parents.