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Shtetl Swag Competition Finals
The Golem of Prague was built from clay and animated by Rabbi Judah Loew to protect the Jews of his city.
Anon’s great-grandmother Babushka Riva grew up in a shtetl outside Vinnytsia. She changed her name on her passport twice and used it to lie about her age. She worked in a liquor store so she learned all the swear words but the only time she swore was when she lost her dentures. She claimed the mice took them, and wouldn’t you know it, she was right. She fed the squirrels in her yard so much that you could tell them apart from other squirrels because they were so fat. She probably had an affair but nobody knows with whom and nobody will ever know. When she died, she had “well, that’s that” written on her gravestone.
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Babushka Riva z"l (@shtetlcore's Shtetl Swag Competition)
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Lois Lane (@superfambracket)
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Mazel tov to @mashkaroom's great-grandmother Babushka Riva z"l, winner of the 2023 Shtetl Swag Competition!
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Shtetl Swag Competition Semifinals
It’s Yentl’s dream to study the holy texts. Dressed as a man named Anshl, she goes to yeshiva to do just that. But is his secret safe?
Anon’s great-grandmother Babushka Riva grew up in a shtetl outside Vinnytsia. She changed her name on her passport twice and used it to lie about her age. She worked in a liquor store so she learned all the swear words but the only time she swore was when she lost her dentures. She claimed the mice took them, and wouldn’t you know it, she was right. She fed the squirrels in her yard so much that you could tell them apart from other squirrels because they were so fat. She probably had an affair but nobody knows with whom and nobody will ever know. When she died, she had “well, that’s that” written on her gravestone.
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Announcing the Shtetl Swag Competition!
This will be a bracket featuring the following types of characters and concepts:
Shtetl archetypes/the types of people who'd live in a shtetl
Characters from Yiddish plays or other media set in the Pale of Settlement
Creatures or beings from Jewish folklore
You can nominate a character or creature here! Nominations will close Tuesday night, February 14th.
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The Golem of Prague was built from clay and animated by Rabbi Judah Loew to protect the Jews of his city.
The little white goat is small, and it’s cute. It might be mischievous sometimes, but when it grows up it’ll give delicious milk!
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Joseph’s grandfather refashions him various items of clothing every time Joseph outgrows the previous one. But in the end, he teaches Joseph that a story is more important than any material object.
A zogerke is a woman who leads prayer services for other women. What, you thought only men got a cantor?
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Tevye is a poor milkman, but he knows it’s no shame to be poor. He’s got five daughters to marry off, and he’d better start working on it before his wife chews his ear off.
Lively bulghars and sprightly freylakhs; where would we be without our klezmorim? A fixture of the town, there they are playing joyous music at every wedding and bar mitzvah.
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The Wise Men of Chelm believe they can solve any problem. And confidence is all you need, right?
The chevrusas are study partners and they’re very, very close. They get each other on a level nobody else does. They spend hours together late into the night. Without each other, they’d be adrift.
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The Golem of Prague was built from clay and animated by Rabbi Judah Loew to protect the Jews of his city.
In Poland, Christians were forbidden from selling alcohol, so Jews ran the taverns instead. Stop in, have a drink!
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Menachem Mendel is an optimist, but is that always a good thing? He goes to seek his fortunes in the big city, but maybe he doesn’t exactly have the skills to make it in fortune-seeking. But no matter. Who needs skills when you’ve got verve and tenacity?
Tevye is a poor milkman, but he knows it’s no shame to be poor. He’s got five daughters to marry off, and he’d better start working on it before his wife chews his ear off.
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The chevrusas are study partners and they’re very, very close. They get each other on a level nobody else does. They spend hours together late into the night. Without each other, they’d be adrift.
Anon’s great-grandmother Babushka Riva grew up in a shtetl outside Vinnytsia. She changed her name on her passport twice and used it to lie about her age. She worked in a liquor store so she learned all the swear words but the only time she swore was when she lost her dentures. She claimed the mice took them, and wouldn’t you know it, she was right. She fed the squirrels in her yard so much that you could tell them apart from other squirrels because they were so fat. She probably had an affair but nobody knows with whom and nobody will ever know. When she died, she had “well, that’s that” written on her gravestone.
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Shtetl Swag Competition Round 1
Masterpost
ROUND 1:
1. The Golem of Prague vs. The Tavernkeeper WINNER: GOLEM
2. Lemml (Indecent) vs. The Little Goat WINNER: LITTLE GOAT
3. The Rabbi vs. Fruma Sarah WINNER: THE RABBI
4. Leah (The Dybbuk) vs. The Shadchan WINNER: LEAH
5. Sheydim vs. Manke (God of Vengeance) WINNER: MANKE
6. Menachem Mendel vs. Tevye WINNER: TEVYE
7. The Wooden Shul vs. Mirke (Hereville) WINNER: THE WOODEN SHUL
8. Miryem Mandelstam (Spinning Silver) vs. The Klezmer WINNER: THE KLEZMER
9. Dybbukim vs. The Shnorer WINNER: DYBBUKIM
10. Yentl vs. Asa Heshel (The Family Moskat) WINNER: YENTL
11. Little Ash vs. The Feldsher WINNER: THE FELDSHER
12. Joseph’s Grandfather (Something From Nothing) vs. The Zogerke WINNER: THE ZOGERKE
13. Hershel of Ostropol vs. The Klogerin WINNER: HERSHEL
14. The Shammes vs. Anon’s Great-Grandma Babushka Riva WINNER: BABUSHKA RIVA
15. Shomer Dapim vs. The Wise Men of Chelm WINNER: THE WISE MEN OF CHELM
16. And They Were Chrevrusas vs. Shretlech WINNER: THE CHEVRUSAS
#shtetl#shtetlcore#shtetl swag competition#jumblr#golem#tavernkeeper#leah#the dybbuk#shadchan#rabbi#fruma sarah#fiddler#yentl#asa heshel#sheydim#manke#god of vengeance#indecent#zogerke#tevye#wooden shul#miryem mandelstam#mirka#klezmer#dybbukim#shnorer#goat#lemml
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Shtetl Swag Competition Lineup
The lineup is ready!! The polls will drop either tomorrow night (Wednesday 2/22) or Saturday night (2/25)! The bracket and matchups will be posted between now and then :)
Slight change -- Round 1 will only be 32 contestants, not 64.
BEINGS FROM FOLKLORE:
The Golem of Prague
Dybbukim
Shretlech
Sheydim
Shomer Dapim
SHTETL ARCHETYPES:
The Shnorer
The Feldsher
The Zogerke
The Rabbi
The Klezmer
The Shammes
The Klogerin
The Shadchan
The Chevrusas
The Tavernkeeper
The Wooden Shul
The Little Goat
CHARACTERS:
Manke (God of Vengeance)
Yentl/Anshl (Yentl)
Tevye (Fiddler)
Fruma Sarah (Fiddler)
Leah (The Dybbuk)
Mirka (Hereville)
The Wise Men of Chelm
Hershel of Ostropol (Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins)
Little Ash (When the Angels Left the Old Country)
Menachem Mendel (The Adventures of Menachem Mendel)
Miryem Mandelstam (Spinning Silver)
Lemml (Indecent)
Asa Heshel (The Family Moskvat)
Grandpa (Something From Nothing)
Babushka Riva (Real Life)
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The Golem of Prague was built from clay and animated by Rabbi Judah Loew to protect the Jews of his city.
You can find him in shul, learning and answering religious questions from the inane to the most complex, the mundane to the loftiest heights. The rabbi is the community’s spiritual anchor. And he has a great beard.
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It’s Chanukah, and Hershel of Ostropol needs to outsmart a string of goblins who are trying to stop him from lighting the candles. On the final night, he must face the King of the Goblins himself.
Anon’s great-grandmother Babushka Riva grew up in a shtetl outside Vinnytsia. She changed her name on her passport twice and used it to lie about her age. She worked in a liquor store so she learned all the swear words but the only time she swore was when she lost her dentures. She claimed the mice took them, and wouldn’t you know it, she was right. She fed the squirrels in her yard so much that you could tell them apart from other squirrels because they were so fat. She probably had an affair but nobody knows with whom and nobody will ever know. When she died, she had “well, that’s that” written on her gravestone.
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