This Is Yiddish

Yiddish is a language that evolved from Hebrew and German and which unified Eastern European Jews for hundreds of years. Today, the vast majority of Yiddish speakers are ultra-Orthodox Jews. A growing movement of young, secular Yiddish speakers is trying to change that, however, and breathe new life into the language.

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A Living Language

Yiddish in New York City is more than just ordering a bagel with a shmear and kvetching about traffic.

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Rocking out - in Yiddish

Artists are using modern influences to create new interpretations of traditional Yiddish culture.

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Golem: Not Your Grandparents' Klezmer
Merchant of Yiddish

Kibbitzing all day

Yiddishists are committed to making the Eastern European language part of their daily lives.

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Kibbitzing and Kvetching All Day
Voices of Yiddish

Bubbe Would Be Proud

Young children are bridging the past and the future by learning about the Yiddish language at the core of their heritage.

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Teaching a Language, Learning a Culture

This is Yiddish

A Living Language

Rocking out - in Yiddish

Kibbitzing all day

Bubbe Would Be Proud

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