Colin Powell: Yiddish | Study With the Best

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[kathleenklein]

Colin Powell speaks more Yiddish than I do, my grandma was a German Jew, she spoke a dialect of German from Austria-Hungary and a little bit of Yiddish. Wish I had learned more of both. Instead I lived in El Paso for 10 years and learned a lot of Spanish. It helps that I learned it, because once in a while I get someone who speaks no English at work.

[francisallen]

I was raised Amish until i was 17 years old and i speak Yiddish and Italian and Spanish most Amish speak more then one language because they sell their products to so many people that speak other languages

[MaryJane]

When a person encourages a young person to continue with their education, that’s a sign of care and love! Shalom

[surquhart]

For those of you making idiotic comments about Mr Powell and his colouring - He is, like many Jamaicans, or those whose parents are Jamaicans, of very mixed heritage...our Country's motto is 'Out of Many, One People'. Only in the US do you have this massive issue where you have to put people in a meaningless box...and why shouldn't he have learnt Yiddish..I speak some Yiddish from my Polish Grandmothers side, via England, and Gaelic from my father's side..Go figure...and my children also speak Russian, German and Jamaican patois from their heritage....my husband is Chinese, German, French and English (his grandparents), BORN JAMAICAN 🇯🇲 Out of Many, One People!!!

[JR-bjuf]

I worked as a mechanic off and on through my college days and for some time after I graduated. The shop where I worked had changed hands and I knew it was time to go. My boss, who I loved like a second father, came to me and said "well, since you are going you had better show me some of the ins and outs of the systems you are working on." I thought this was strange. He knew so much more than I did but we sat and talked mechanics for a while. Then he said "I have trained seven mechanics. You are the last. Wherever you go from here make me proud." He is gone now but not a day goes by that I do not think of that man. I hope he would proud of what I have acomplished.

[keniagomez]

Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia of NY was once acused of being an antisemite by someone running against him for Mayor of the city. LaGuardia said he would be glad to debate the man on one condition; that the debate be conducted entirely in Yiddish! The Mayor had onced worked at Ellis Island processing immigrants and his mother´s side of the family were Hungarian and italian Jews. LaGuardia was fluent in Yiddish.

[ron]

People ask me what is the key ingredient to the Jewish people's success. My answer is "education." Most of my father's family perished in the holocaust. My grandfather on my mother's side would tell me two things... One was "always keep your hat by the door" and "an education is the one thing 'they' can't strip away from you."

[SnakesGaming]

easy to see how much colin powell appreciated that man. teared up thinking about him all these years later. very moving.

[MrBoazhorribilis]

I am an Atheist but it comforts me to think that now they are all together again. RIP

[CJ-zzts]

Coli, remember Weapons of mass destruction, yeah, thank you for caring for humanity

[parrotraiser]

I believe that when Colin Powell met Shimon Peres for the first time, Powell astonished him by addressing him in Yiddish.

[GurtGobain]

Imagine having a net worth of $60M but not being able to hire a barber that can prevent you having stray 3 inch long hairs on your head

[Bluesnowman]

My Dad had a Toy Store in brooklyn for many years. We were all shlepers! That’s the type of thing my dad would do as well, you can learn a lot working in a small retail toy store! But I’m still a shleper!!

[mostly_water]

Really touching story. Hey I wonder if there are any other stories he's famous for telling

[barrybernstein]

I read his autobiography " A Soldier's Way" and in my opinion General Powell was an out and out "mentsch." I know he
became the fall guy over the Iraq war. But I still believe he would of made a great President A friend of mine's son who
was aspiring to be an army officer read the book. And it has inspired him to become one of the youngest lieutenant colonel's in
the British army.

[hannagg]

That’s such a beautiful, touching story! Much respect to Collin Powell!

[joannebeerens]

Anyone ask him what Colin did at Bohemian Grove ???

[johnleach]

A very gracious sentiment from a warrior. I'll never understand why he didn't run for President, given the comments below.

[sylvesterstewart]

Colon tried to cover up the Mei Lai Massacre in Vietnam.

[charleswhitehead]

I would have trusted Colin Powell in any position in government, appointed or elected, all the way up through the President