Mensch

Mensch (Yiddish: מענטש‎ mentsh, cognate with German: Mensch "human being") means "a person of integrity and honor." The opposite of a "mensch" is an "unmensch" (meaning: an utterly unlikeable or unfriendly person). According to Leo Rosten, the Yiddish maven and author of The Joys of Yiddish, "mensch" is "someone to admire and emulate, someone of noble character. The key to being 'a real mensch' is nothing less than character, rectitude, dignity, a sense of what is right, responsible, decorous." The term is used as a high compliment, expressing the rarity and value of that individual's qualities.

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In Yiddish, mentsh roughly means "a good person." The word has migrated as a loanword into American English, where a mensch is a particularly good person, similar to a "stand-up guy", a person with the qualities one would hope for in a friend or trusted colleague. Mentshlekhkeyt (Yiddish מענטשלעכקייט, German Menschlichkeit) are the properties which make a person a mensch.

During the Age of Enlightenment in Germany the term Humanität, in the philosophical sense of compassion, was used to describe what characterizes a "better human being" in Humanism. The concept goes back to Cicero's Humanitas. It was literally translated into the German word Menschlichkeit and then adapted as mentsh in Yiddish use.

Mensch (disambiguation)

Mensch (German for human being) is a Yiddish word for a person of integrity and honor.

Mensch may also refer to:

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Halber Mensch

Halber Mensch (or ½ Mensch; English: Half Man) is the third studio album by German industrial band Einstürzende Neubauten. It was released on 2 September 1985, through record label Some Bizzare Records.

Background

Halber Mensch shows a wider artistic range for the group, incorporating elements of electronic dance music in "Yü-Gung (Fütter mein Ego)" and performing the title track (nearly) a cappella. The group also expands their dynamic range: Blixa Bargeld's voice in "Seele Brennt" suddenly switches from a barely audible whisper to a high-pitched scream, while quiet bass guitar overtones float over relatively restrained percussion in "Letztes Biest (am Himmel)".

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Einstürzende Neubauten, except as noted. 

Critical reception

Trouser Press described Halber Mensch as "[Einstürzende Neubauten's] strongest record" and "truly remarkable".AllMusic called it "an excellent feat of industrial music".

Re-issue

In 2003, after a continuous conflict with Some Bizarre Records, the band released a remastered reissue of this album with another version of the cover.

Illumination!

Illumination! is a 1964 album by the Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet.

Reception

Allmusic's Scott Yanow describes the band's performance in his review of the Illumination! as "the music ranges from advanced hard bop to freer sounds that still swing".

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Illumination

Illumination, an observable property and effect of light, may also refer to:

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Illumination (Miami Horror album)

Illumination is the debut studio album by Australian electronic music band Miami Horror, released on 20 August 2010 by EMI. The album was nominated for Best Dance Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 2011, but lost out to Cut Copy's Zonoscope.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Miami Horror, except where noted. 

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