April 30, 2026
Tag: sadness on postcards
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Decoding Yiddish Postcards
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Postcards with captions, quips, and well-wishes, expressed in the Yiddish language, were mailed to friends and family just to stay connected. However, for the many who cannot read or understand the language they remain unexplained. Hy Mariampolski, a new Postcard History contributor, has deciphered the enigma.
Past Article
December 6, 2020 5 Comments
The December mystery card tells quite a story. The mystery part of the story is that it isn’t where the captions says it is. The sender, a teacher from Valley Stream, New York, mailed it to her mother, with a message about having time off from school to launder curtains. That’s important news. Help us correct the caption.