In this short poem by Kadia Molodowsky (1894-1975), a “golden chain” (גאָלדענע קײט) of successive generations parades through the gate (טױער) of the poem’s title. Once you've read the text, answer the multiple-choice questions that follow.
עפֿנט דעם טױער
קאַדיע מאָלאָדאָװסקיעפֿנט דעם טויער, עפֿנט אים ברײט,
עפֿנט דעם טױער, עפֿנט אים ברײט,
עפֿנט דעם טױער, עפֿנט אים ברײט,
efnt dem toyer
kadye molodovskiefnt dem toyer, efnt im breyt,
s'vet do durkhgeyn a goldene keyt:
der tate, di mame,
der bruder, di shvester,
khosn-kale in mitn
af a goldenem shlitn.
efnt dem toyer, efnt im breyt
es vet do durkhgeyn a goldene keyt:
der zeyde, di bobe,
der feter, di mume,
di eyniklekh in mitn
af a goldenem shlitn.
efnt dem toyer, efnt im breyt
es vet do durkhgeyn a goldene keyt:
a bar un an epl,
un honik a tepl,
un a lekekh a geler
af a goldenem teler.
This exercise appears on page 234-235 in the Yiddish Book Center's textbook In eynem by Asya Vaisman Schulman and Jordan Brown, with Mikhl Yashinsky. Learn more about the book here. The interactive version above was adapted for the website by Sonia Bloom.
Artwork by Alexander Vaisman and Shura Vaisman.
