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Jewish Children Await 'Bubbie and Zadie'
AP - Yahoo ^ | December 23, 2005 | Matt Sedensky

Posted on 12/24/2005 9:54:23 AM PST by EveningStar

The letters pour in from children around the world, telling two magical far-off figures their holiday wishes.

These missives aren't sent to Santa Claus. They come from Jewish boys and girls who, for so long, had no one to write each December. They're for an ageless Kansas City couple known simply by Yiddish derivatives for grandmother and grandfather, Bubbie and Zadie...

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: bubbie; bubbieandzadie; chanukah; children; hanukkah; jewish; zadie
"They visit children everywhere, bringing them stories and songs instead of gifts."

Well, that sucks! :)

1 posted on 12/24/2005 9:54:24 AM PST by EveningStar
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To: Alouette; SJackson

Chappy Chanukah ping. :)


2 posted on 12/24/2005 9:55:23 AM PST by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

Don't forget about Hannukah Harry, who delivers gifts to good children at Hannukah time.

(drives a mule cart and has to make trips for 8 days running. . . but it's all for the kids. . .)


3 posted on 12/24/2005 10:43:22 AM PST by CondorFlight
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To: CondorFlight
The Chanuka Song
by Adam Sandler

"Okay...
This is a song that uhh..
There's a lot of Christmas songs out there and uhh..
not too many Chanukah songs.
So uhh..
I wrote a song for all those nice little Jewish kids who don't get to hear any Chanukah songs.
Here we go..."

Put on your yarmulke
Here comes Chanukah
So much funukah
To celebrate Chanukah
Chanukah is the festival of lights
Instead of one day of presents, we have eight crazy nights

When you feel like the only kid in town without a Christmas tree
Here's a list of people who are Jewish just like you and me
David Lee Roth lights the menorah
So do James Caan, Kirk Douglas, and the late Dinah Shore-ah

Guess who eats together at the Carnegie Deli
Bowser from Sha Na Na and Arthur Fonzerelli
Paul Newman's half Jewish, Goldie Hawn's half too
Put them together, what a fine lookin' Jew

You don't need "Deck The Halls" or "Jingle Bell Rock"
'Cause you can spin a dreidel with Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock- both Jewish

Put on your yarmulke
It's time for Chanukah
The owner of the Seattle Supersonicahs
Celebrates Chanukah

O.J. Simpson... not a Jew
But guess who is? Hall of famer Rod Carew- he converted
We got Ann Landers and her sister Dear Abby
Harrison Ford's a quarter Jewish- not too shabby

Some people think that Ebenezer Scrooge is
Well he's not, but guess who is
All three Stooges
So many Jews are in showbiz
Tom Cruise isn't, but I heard his agent is
Tell your friend Veronica
It's time to celebrate Chanukah
I hope I get a harmonicah
Oh this lovely, lovely Chanukah
So drink your gin and tonicah
And smoke your marijuanikah
If you really, really wannakah
Have a happy, happy, happy, happy Chanukah
Happy Chanukah

4 posted on 12/24/2005 10:54:41 AM PST by lesser_satan
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To: EveningStar

My grandkids call me on the phone and tell me what presents they want. And not just at Chanukah time. :)


5 posted on 12/24/2005 3:30:45 PM PST by Alouette (Learned Mother of Zion)
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To: Alouette

And does Bubbie give them what they want? :)


6 posted on 12/24/2005 4:04:19 PM PST by EveningStar
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