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February 22nd, 2012
02:59 PM ET
Rareview: finding a place for Yiddish
What happens to a language that has no land?
American Yiddish speakers are asking that about the once popular Jewish language with roots in Hebrew and German.
As some wrestle with this loss –and how it defined who they are and where they come from– a small movement looks to find a new space for their displaced language.
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YIDDISH DIALECT IS A LANGUAGE THAT HAD MANY CHAPTERS THAT WERE NEVER FINISHED SO YOU EMBRACE WHAT YOU HAVE!
I love Yiddish. It's so expressive. I lived in a Jewish household. They came from Russia originally plus read and spoke Yiddish. I learned a little of both.