the approximately six million Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust were Yiddish speakers, leading to a massive decline in the use of the language.... 129 KB (12,178 words) - 12:54, 28 March 2024 |
Yiddish theatre consists of plays written and performed primarily by Jews in Yiddish, the language of the Central European Ashkenazi Jewish community... 57 KB (7,913 words) - 21:56, 24 March 2024 |
The Russian language is among the top fifteen most spoken languages in the United States, and is one of the most spoken Slavic and European languages... 17 KB (1,587 words) - 09:28, 6 August 2023 |
American English (redirect from English language in the United States) spoken language in the United States and in most circumstances is the de facto common language used in government, education and commerce. It is also the official... 82 KB (9,030 words) - 16:33, 25 March 2024 |
The Joys of Yiddish is a book containing a lexicon of common words and phrases of Yinglish—i.e., words originating in the Yiddish language that had become... 5 KB (644 words) - 02:32, 27 March 2024 |
YIVO (redirect from Yiddish Scientific Institute) during this time they were seen in the secular world to serve as the recognized language regulator of the Yiddish language. However, YIVO no longer serves... 14 KB (1,476 words) - 10:56, 24 February 2024 |
Sholem Aleichem (category Articles containing Yiddish-language text) Шо́лом-Але́йхем), was a Yiddish author and playwright who lived in the Russian Empire and in the United States. The 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof, based on... 37 KB (3,966 words) - 21:39, 28 March 2024 |
Yiddish Summer Weimar is an annual summer institute and festival for Yiddish music, language and culture which takes place in Weimar, Germany. Starting... 33 KB (3,150 words) - 15:12, 26 March 2024 |
Hebrew as their native language, Arabic 18%, Russian 15%, Yiddish 2%, French 2%, English 2%, Spanish 1.6%, and 10% other languages (including Romanian,... 48 KB (5,549 words) - 08:41, 21 March 2024 |
The Yiddish Policemen's Union is a 2007 novel by American author Michael Chabon. The novel is a detective story set in an alternative history version of... 22 KB (2,482 words) - 11:26, 27 March 2024 |
Yiddishist movement (redirect from Yiddishism) Yiddishism (Yiddish: ײִדישיזם) is a cultural and linguistic movement which began among Jews in Eastern Europe during the latter part of the 19th century... 12 KB (1,390 words) - 07:05, 10 July 2023 |
Yiddish words used in the English language include both words that have been assimilated into English – used by both Yiddish and English speakers – and... 52 KB (6,511 words) - 11:19, 19 February 2024 |
The history of the lands that became the United States began with the arrival of the first people in the Americas around 15,000 BC. Numerous indigenous... 283 KB (29,289 words) - 01:59, 28 March 2024 |
important part of Italian American identity, the Italian language has been widely spoken in the United States of America for more than one hundred years... 15 KB (1,306 words) - 23:25, 20 February 2024 |
anarcho-communist journal, The Firebrand, later appeared in the United States. Most anarchist publications in the United States were in Yiddish, German, or Russian... 190 KB (23,363 words) - 07:32, 28 March 2024 |
significant drop in the use of Jewish languages, especially Yiddish. Later, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic, learning Yiddish has begun to see... 22 KB (2,533 words) - 16:17, 15 March 2024 |
Birobidzhan (category Articles containing Yiddish-language text) near the China–Russia border. As of the 2010 Census, its population is 75,413, and its official language is Yiddish. Birobidzhan is named after the two... 36 KB (3,878 words) - 10:08, 28 March 2024 |
the Yiddish language in all areas of daily life. It is a charity with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, incorporated in the State of New York, U.S. The members... 10 KB (873 words) - 08:36, 6 February 2023 |
Communist Party USA (redirect from Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist party of the United States of America) party in the United States which was established in 1919 after a split in the Socialist Party of America following the Russian Revolution. The history... 85 KB (8,579 words) - 21:06, 17 March 2024 |
Poets who wrote, or write, much or all of their poetry in the Yiddish language include: Moyshe Altman Rivka Basman Ben-Hayim Israil Bercovici Olexander... 7 KB (585 words) - 20:52, 18 March 2024 |
Events from the year 1992 in the United States. President: George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) Vice President: Dan Quayle (R-Indiana) Chief Justice: William Rehnquist... 63 KB (5,322 words) - 05:26, 25 March 2024 |
Judaeo-Spanish (redirect from Judaeo-Spanish language) wrote in the language and in Hebrew. As with Yiddish, Judaeo-Spanish is seeing a minor resurgence in educational interest in colleges across the United States... 100 KB (9,064 words) - 21:40, 3 March 2024 |