The Story of Yiddish

MAY 6, 2008 TUESDAY AT 3PM CT

 


  Do you know the difference between a schlemiel and a schlimazel? Yiddish, once considered a gutter language, was almost stamped out after the Holocaust by the Jews themselves, but today, it is undergoing a renaissance. Jean Feraca and her guest trace the incredible journey of its survival.

Guest
  • Neal Karlen, author of "The Story of Yiddish: How a Mish-Mosh of Languages Saved the Jews"
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