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A language once spoken by over 11 million people across Europe virtually vanished in less than a single generation. If today you take a walk through the historic streets of Warsaw, Vilnius or Odessa (where it used to be widely spoken) its sound has completely disappeared. Yet step onto the streets of Brooklyn, New York, and it remains a thriving daily vernacular. So how did Yiddish transform from a thousand-year-old Germanic-Hebrew hybrid into a target of persecution, a rejected tongue in early Israel, and a surviving culture in modern America?
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00:00 Europe's Ghost Language
03:11 Where does Yiddish come from?
06:14 A Hebrew, German, Slavic Hybrid
08:48 The Jewish Enlightenment Opposition - Collapse of Western Yiddish
10:05 Impact of World War 2
11:31 Ressurgence of the language in New York City
13:04 Hasidic & Ultraorthodox usage
14:16 Cultural Impact into English
14:57 Why isn't it spoken in Israel?
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A language once spoken by over 11 million people across Europe virtually vanished in less than a single generation. If today you take a walk through the historic streets of Warsaw, Vilnius or Odessa (where it used to be widely spoken) its sound has completely disappeared. Yet step onto the streets of Brooklyn, New York, and it remains a thriving daily vernacular. So how did Yiddish transform from a thousand-year-old Germanic-Hebrew hybrid into a target of persecution, a rejected tongue in early Israel, and a surviving culture in modern America?
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Europe's Ghost Language
03:11 Where does Yiddish come from?
06:14 A Hebrew, German, Slavic Hybrid
08:48 The Jewish Enlightenment Opposition - Collapse of Western Yiddish
10:05 Impact of World War 2
11:31 Ressurgence of the language in New York City
13:04 Hasidic & Ultraorthodox usage
14:16 Cultural Impact into English
14:57 Why isn't it spoken in Israel?
Stay up to date on more content from me:
🎶 Tiktok: tiktok.com/@generalknowledge.pt
🖼️ Instagram: instagram.com/genknowledge
▶ Join the Discord Server: discord.com/invite/f4neAVWZfF
▶ Business Contact: gilfamc@gmail.com
#GeneralKnowledge
