What’s in a Name? with Meish Goldish

What’s in a Name? with Meish Goldish
January 10, 2024 @ 1:00-2:15pm  

Every person, place, and thing has a name. You no doubt know how you got your first name. But do you know how your family got its last name? Or how the names of the days of the week and the months of the year came to be? How about the planets in our solar system? Or the names of our states, cities, towns, and streets? You'll even learn why the most common street name in America is Second Street, not First Street. Plus, you'll discover words that came from people's names, including boycott, ignoramus, paparazzi, sideburns, gerrymandering and leotard. Meish is the author of 500+ books, including Oy Vey! A Yiddish Coloring Book? for adults and has performed standup himself. He wrote for the television series Shalom Sesame, which first aired on PBS in 1986.