Posts Tagged: Yiddish Language
The Yiddish Language’s Literal and Figurative Rescuer
AMHERST, MA—Aaron Lansky's decades-long mission is typified by an "emergency" call he once received on a wintry night, summoning him to New York to rescue thousands...
French Writer-Filmmaker Explores Region Where Chinese and Korean Children Learn Yiddish (VIDEO)
Yiddish was once the primary language of Ashkenazi Jews, spoken by millions in Europe; then it scattered elsewhere around the world as anti-Semitism exiled many...