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US center aims to revive lost Yiddish culture online
Reuters
Published: 08.04.10, 17:19
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1. Yiddish culture abandoned
Kyle ,   Southpark, CO, USA   (04.08.10)
The only people who still speak Yiddish as a primary language wouldn't give you two cents for any of the books in that vast library.
2. #1 your wrong , that center is very popular not only for boo
rachel ,   usa   (04.09.10)
books but also for music ....
3. Mamma Loshon
Yehudi ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (04.09.10)
I grew up in a Yiddish speaking environment. I know of many young people who express an interest in learning and speaking Yiddish. Mamma Loshon reflects the Jewish soul more than any other language; even more than Hebrew.
4. FOR LEARNING A CULTURE, ITS OK
.......DACON9   (04.09.10)
BUT THE MAIN EFFORT SHOULD BE IN REVITALIZING THE KNOWLEDGE AND CULTURE OF ISRAEL OF HEBREW LANGUAGE OF PERSECUTION AND OF ITS GLORY OF ITS ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THE HISTORY AS WELL OF MODERN ISRAEL WHERE THE NAME OF PALISITNE CAME FROM WHERE ADAM WAS CREATED WHERE JACOB SLEPT WHERE ABRAHAM SACRIFICED YITZHAQ DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND THAT INFORMATION? IS ANYONE TEACHING THAT TO OUR YOUTH IS ANYONE TEACHING THAT TO THE new so called converts? DOES ANYONE CARE? YES YIDDISH BRED THE MOST PROLIFIC MINDS BUT THAT IS NOT THE ROOTS. how did yiddish even come about LEARN ABOUT THE ''ONE GD'' LEARN ABOUT THE SEPARATION OF JUDAISM FROM ''OTHER NATIONS'' and why.. DACON9 EMAIL: jewswithviews.com
5. Internet technology for learning Yiddish
Miri ,   Israel   (04.09.10)
eYiddish is currently the leading online organization offering a complete curriculum of Yiddish classes over the internet using distance learning methodology. More info at http://eYiddish.org
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