Tomasz (Ma)ksymil(ian) Majtczak
@ksymil.bsky.social
Working on Old & Classical Japanese, historical grammar of Japanese, sometimes also Yiddish or Old Turkic; interested in historical linguistics and etymology.
📍 Kraków, Poland
🔗 https://sites.google.com/site/hublshpener
📍 Kraków, Poland
🔗 https://sites.google.com/site/hublshpener
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I just saw on the other platform that the famous Turkologist and specialist in language contact, Lars Johanson, has passed away. Sad news…
November 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I just saw on the other platform that the famous Turkologist and specialist in language contact, Lars Johanson, has passed away. Sad news…
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Anyway, long story short, by the time I got home to try to get to the bottom of this I realised it obviously wasn't in Armenian, but it's actually Ottoman Turkish in Armenian letters.
A little bit of Googling later I found out the Ինճիլի Շէրիֆ on the spine = Turkish İncili şerif 'The Holy Bible'.
A little bit of Googling later I found out the Ինճիլի Շէրիֆ on the spine = Turkish İncili şerif 'The Holy Bible'.
November 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Anyway, long story short, by the time I got home to try to get to the bottom of this I realised it obviously wasn't in Armenian, but it's actually Ottoman Turkish in Armenian letters.
A little bit of Googling later I found out the Ինճիլի Շէրիֆ on the spine = Turkish İncili şerif 'The Holy Bible'.
A little bit of Googling later I found out the Ինճիլի Շէրիֆ on the spine = Turkish İncili şerif 'The Holy Bible'.
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Wait, what? 😜
"However, he soon left linguistics for more important things—literature."
"However, he soon left linguistics for more important things—literature."
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Wait, what? 😜
"However, he soon left linguistics for more important things—literature."
"However, he soon left linguistics for more important things—literature."
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No longer under embargo since Friday: 🤓🙏
Sarah Jessi Bramao-Ramos 2023 Manchu-language Books in Qing China @ nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.IN...
Sarah Jessi Bramao-Ramos 2023 Manchu-language Books in Qing China @ nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.IN...
Manchu-language Books in Qing China
It has long been assumed that the Manchu language, the native language of the Qing rulers, dwindled to insignificance by the nineteenth century. This dissertation counters this narrative through an ex...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
No longer under embargo since Friday: 🤓🙏
Sarah Jessi Bramao-Ramos 2023 Manchu-language Books in Qing China @ nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.IN...
Sarah Jessi Bramao-Ramos 2023 Manchu-language Books in Qing China @ nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.IN...
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We are excited to announce that a one-term OSRJL class of Advanced Old #Yiddish taught by Dr Diana Matut will be offered in Hilary Term 2026!
You can find more information and the application (due Dec. 21) at the following link:
www.ochjs.ac.uk/language-cla...
#languagelearning #oxford
You can find more information and the application (due Dec. 21) at the following link:
www.ochjs.ac.uk/language-cla...
#languagelearning #oxford
November 25, 2025 at 11:23 AM
We are excited to announce that a one-term OSRJL class of Advanced Old #Yiddish taught by Dr Diana Matut will be offered in Hilary Term 2026!
You can find more information and the application (due Dec. 21) at the following link:
www.ochjs.ac.uk/language-cla...
#languagelearning #oxford
You can find more information and the application (due Dec. 21) at the following link:
www.ochjs.ac.uk/language-cla...
#languagelearning #oxford
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Want to get a PhD in Yiddish or Hebrew? Or Yiddish AND Hebrew? We are accepting applications for the PhD in Jewish Languages & Literatures! Please help me get the word out!
@jhuartssciences.bsky.social
@jhuartssciences.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Want to get a PhD in Yiddish or Hebrew? Or Yiddish AND Hebrew? We are accepting applications for the PhD in Jewish Languages & Literatures! Please help me get the word out!
@jhuartssciences.bsky.social
@jhuartssciences.bsky.social
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Richard Sproat: "The Relevance of Heraldry to Writing Systems" @ www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF4c...
Many thanks for the upload! 🙏 Couldn't attend the talk on that day unfortunately.
Many thanks for the upload! 🙏 Couldn't attend the talk on that day unfortunately.
November 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Richard Sproat: "The Relevance of Heraldry to Writing Systems" @ www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF4c...
Many thanks for the upload! 🙏 Couldn't attend the talk on that day unfortunately.
Many thanks for the upload! 🙏 Couldn't attend the talk on that day unfortunately.
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After 140 years, MLN will have a regular issue devoted to Yiddish, Hebrew, and other Jewish languages. I don’t know about you, but I’m excited!
Please help us get the word out and please send me your work.
Please help us get the word out and please send me your work.
We are thrilled to announce a call for our inaugural Yiddish & Hebrew issue edited by @samspinner.bsky.social
Please circulate widely. We are open to work that engages with Jewish literature, culture, and thought in any language.
@hopkinspress.bsky.social
Please circulate widely. We are open to work that engages with Jewish literature, culture, and thought in any language.
@hopkinspress.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 12:50 AM
After 140 years, MLN will have a regular issue devoted to Yiddish, Hebrew, and other Jewish languages. I don’t know about you, but I’m excited!
Please help us get the word out and please send me your work.
Please help us get the word out and please send me your work.
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#OTD 238 years ago, Rasmus Rask (1787–1832) was born 🎉 A comparative historical linguist and author of a number of grammar books, he is today best known for showing the systematic links between the (North) Germanic languages and other Indo-European languages.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
November 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
#OTD 238 years ago, Rasmus Rask (1787–1832) was born 🎉 A comparative historical linguist and author of a number of grammar books, he is today best known for showing the systematic links between the (North) Germanic languages and other Indo-European languages.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
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Today, I had the opportunity to present my transcription of and research on long-lost letters from the first Danish Sinologist, Mourier, to Julius Klaproth right next to #武夷山, where #朱熹 built his study. Great atmosphere! #Sinology #ChineseHistory
November 22, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Today, I had the opportunity to present my transcription of and research on long-lost letters from the first Danish Sinologist, Mourier, to Julius Klaproth right next to #武夷山, where #朱熹 built his study. Great atmosphere! #Sinology #ChineseHistory
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ものは軽々とすな、せめて二たびも思案してせよ。（天草版金句集）
November 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
ものは軽々とすな、せめて二たびも思案してせよ。（天草版金句集）
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“Scholars from Vilnius University in Lithuania have launched a breakthrough AI tool capable of reading handwritten Yiddish.”
www.jns.org/vilnius-univ...
www.jns.org/vilnius-univ...
Vilnius University launches new AI tool that accurately reads handwritten Yiddish
This will “contribute to advancing archival research on the history of Jews in Eastern and Central Europe,” said Sergii Gurbych, who created the model.
www.jns.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:15 AM
“Scholars from Vilnius University in Lithuania have launched a breakthrough AI tool capable of reading handwritten Yiddish.”
www.jns.org/vilnius-univ...
www.jns.org/vilnius-univ...
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The digitized version of the database is available here, lexicon-magnum-latino-sinicum.herokuapp.com/lemmas/a038-...
November 20, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The digitized version of the database is available here, lexicon-magnum-latino-sinicum.herokuapp.com/lemmas/a038-...
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What’s better than #babka? Learning new words while enjoying it. Here are a few #Yiddish words inspired by BabkaFest, celebrating culture, community, and the traditions that bring us together. What’s your favorite Yiddish word from this list?
#BabkaFest #JewishCulture #JewishFood
#BabkaFest #JewishCulture #JewishFood
November 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
What’s better than #babka? Learning new words while enjoying it. Here are a few #Yiddish words inspired by BabkaFest, celebrating culture, community, and the traditions that bring us together. What’s your favorite Yiddish word from this list?
#BabkaFest #JewishCulture #JewishFood
#BabkaFest #JewishCulture #JewishFood
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NEW Pedagogy piece: Scientific Literature in the Yiddish Classroom
If you use this material in your classroom--let us know! 🦚
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If you use this material in your classroom--let us know! 🦚
ingeveb.org/pedagogy/sci...
Scientific Literature in the Yiddish Classroom: A Lesson Based on a Page from a Chemistry Textbook | In geveb
Working with authentic material from Yiddish scientific and technical textbooks enables teachers to sharpen students’ grammatical and lexical awareness and to h
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November 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
NEW Pedagogy piece: Scientific Literature in the Yiddish Classroom
If you use this material in your classroom--let us know! 🦚
ingeveb.org/pedagogy/sci...
If you use this material in your classroom--let us know! 🦚
ingeveb.org/pedagogy/sci...
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badb s. bodb s. badb s. bodb ...
November 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
badb s. bodb s. badb s. bodb ...
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📆CrossAsia Talks | Nov. 20, 6 p.m. | Online
Prof Joan Judge: "New Conceptions: Modes of Knowing in Chinese Encyclopedias for Everyday Life" with a focus in the Wanbao quanshu
All information an be found here: sbb.berlin/anngn
@stabiberlin.bsky.social
Prof Joan Judge: "New Conceptions: Modes of Knowing in Chinese Encyclopedias for Everyday Life" with a focus in the Wanbao quanshu
All information an be found here: sbb.berlin/anngn
@stabiberlin.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
📆CrossAsia Talks | Nov. 20, 6 p.m. | Online
Prof Joan Judge: "New Conceptions: Modes of Knowing in Chinese Encyclopedias for Everyday Life" with a focus in the Wanbao quanshu
All information an be found here: sbb.berlin/anngn
@stabiberlin.bsky.social
Prof Joan Judge: "New Conceptions: Modes of Knowing in Chinese Encyclopedias for Everyday Life" with a focus in the Wanbao quanshu
All information an be found here: sbb.berlin/anngn
@stabiberlin.bsky.social
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Meet one of the oldest early printed books in our collections - a Japanese-Spanish dictionary compiled by Catholic missionaries and published in 1630 in Manila 📖
November 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Meet one of the oldest early printed books in our collections - a Japanese-Spanish dictionary compiled by Catholic missionaries and published in 1630 in Manila 📖
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#Event | Advanced Yiddish Academic Program Cluj-Napoca, Romania, February 9-16, 2026 | Details: www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachricht...
#yiddish
#yiddish
November 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
#Event | Advanced Yiddish Academic Program Cluj-Napoca, Romania, February 9-16, 2026 | Details: www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachricht...
#yiddish
#yiddish
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Introducing a powerful new resource: the fully digitized archive of the Workers Circle’s historic newsletter, the Call. Published from 1929 through the 20th century, it features original essays and photos documenting the #Jewish experience and our leadership in labor and #democracy: thecall.org.
November 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Introducing a powerful new resource: the fully digitized archive of the Workers Circle’s historic newsletter, the Call. Published from 1929 through the 20th century, it features original essays and photos documenting the #Jewish experience and our leadership in labor and #democracy: thecall.org.
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Applications are now open for Hilary Term classes with our Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages! This term we will begin our courses for Judeo-Greek, Kivruli, Judeo-French, and Classical Judeo-Arabic, so be sure to #apply by noon on Dec. 19th, UK time!
www.ochjs.ac.uk/osrjl-applic...
www.ochjs.ac.uk/osrjl-applic...
November 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Applications are now open for Hilary Term classes with our Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages! This term we will begin our courses for Judeo-Greek, Kivruli, Judeo-French, and Classical Judeo-Arabic, so be sure to #apply by noon on Dec. 19th, UK time!
www.ochjs.ac.uk/osrjl-applic...
www.ochjs.ac.uk/osrjl-applic...
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#Event | Call for papers for 2026 Farbindungen Conference with the theme Yiddish at Work | Virtual on February 15 - 16, 2026 | Details: www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachricht...
#Yiddish #conference
Deadline for proposals: November 21, 2025
#Yiddish #conference
Deadline for proposals: November 21, 2025
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
#Event | Call for papers for 2026 Farbindungen Conference with the theme Yiddish at Work | Virtual on February 15 - 16, 2026 | Details: www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachricht...
#Yiddish #conference
Deadline for proposals: November 21, 2025
#Yiddish #conference
Deadline for proposals: November 21, 2025
It's tomorrow!
First meeting of the Cracow shmueskrayz after the summer holidays!
19 November (Wednesday), 6 pm.
Café “Alchemia”, Esther St 5 (ul. Estery 5), Kazimierz in Cracow.
#yiddish #jidysz #cracow #krakow #shmueskrayz #szmueskrayz
19 November (Wednesday), 6 pm.
Café “Alchemia”, Esther St 5 (ul. Estery 5), Kazimierz in Cracow.
#yiddish #jidysz #cracow #krakow #shmueskrayz #szmueskrayz
November 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
It's tomorrow!
ס׳איז מאָרגן!
די ערשטע טרעפֿונג פֿונעם קראָקעװער שמועסקרײַז נאָך װאַקאַציעס!
דעם 19 נאָװעמבער (מיטװאָך), 18 אַ זײגער.
קאַפֿע „אַלכעמיאַ“, אַסתּר־גאַס 5, אױפֿן קוזמאַרק.
#yiddish #jidysz #cracow #krakow #shmueskrayz #szmueskrayz
דעם 19 נאָװעמבער (מיטװאָך), 18 אַ זײגער.
קאַפֿע „אַלכעמיאַ“, אַסתּר־גאַס 5, אױפֿן קוזמאַרק.
#yiddish #jidysz #cracow #krakow #shmueskrayz #szmueskrayz
November 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
ס׳איז מאָרגן!