My Yiddishe Momme
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"My Yiddishe Momme" is a famous early 20th-century sentimental song, popularized by Sophie Tucker, that nostalgically honors Jewish mothers and has become a classic of Yiddish and Jewish-American music.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Yiddishe Mame (recording) | 1 |
| My Yiddishe Mama | 1 |
| My Yiddishe Mama (English-language hit version) | 1 |
| The Legend of the Yiddish Mama | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yiddish song
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song ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sophie Tucker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience |
Jewish-American audiences
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Yiddish-speaking audiences ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
classic of Jewish-American music
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classic of Yiddish music ⓘ iconic song about Jewish motherhood ⓘ |
| depicts |
devotion to one’s mother
ⓘ
idealized Jewish mother ⓘ |
| genre |
Jewish-American music
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Yiddish music ⓘ sentimental song ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | My Yiddishe Momme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Jewish culture
ⓘ
memory of home ⓘ parent–child relationships ⓘ |
| intendedEmotion |
nostalgic remembrance
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sentimentality ⓘ |
| language | Yiddish ⓘ |
| madeFamousBy | Sophie Tucker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Jewish mothers
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family ⓘ filial devotion ⓘ immigrant experience ⓘ motherhood ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| notablePerformer | Sophie Tucker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jewish-American musical heritage
ⓘ
Yiddish popular song tradition ⓘ |
| performer | Sophie Tucker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century ⓘ |
| portrays |
emotional bond between mother and child
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respect for parents ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Jewish cultural events
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Yiddish concerts ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
My Yiddishe Mama
this entity surface form:
The Legend of the Yiddish Mama
this entity surface form:
A Yiddishe Mame (recording)
this entity surface form:
My Yiddishe Mama (English-language hit version)