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Yiddish was an official language of the Ukrainian People's Republic (1917–1921). [96] [97] But due to the holocaust, assimilation, and migration of Ukrainian Jews abroad today only 3,100 of the remaining Jews speak Yiddish as their first language. [98]
Out of these 2,000–6,000 claim to have at least some knowledge of Yiddish according to various reports and surveys. The number of native speakers among these has been estimated by linguist Mikael Parkvall to be 750–1,500. It is believed that virtually all native speakers of Yiddish in Sweden today are adults, and most of them elderly. [11]
Eastern Yiddish is split into Northern and Southern dialects. [7] Northern / Northeastern Yiddish (Litvish or "Lithuanian" Yiddish) was spoken in modern-day Lithuania, Belarus, Latvia, and portions of northeastern Poland, northern and eastern Ukraine, and western Russia. [7] Hiberno-Yiddish spoken by Jews in Ireland is based on this dialect. [8]
Most Hasidim speak the language of their countries of residence but use Yiddish among themselves as a way of remaining distinct and preserving tradition. Thus, children are still learning Yiddish today, and the language, despite predictions to the contrary, has not died.
'Little pony in New York'), is an American YouTuber, best known for his videos where he speaks various languages with people from different cultures. [3] The New York Times credited his channel as one of the most popular YouTube channels in this category, while voicing skepticism regarding the extent of his language proficiency. [ 4 ]
Jews who were overheard speaking other languages on the street were admonished: "Jew, speak Hebrew" (Hebrew: יהודי, דבר עברית, romanized: Yehudi, daber ivrit), or, more alliteratively, "Hebrew [man], speak Hebrew" (Hebrew: עברי, דבר עברית, romanized: Ivri, daber ivrit) was a campaign initiated by Ben-Yehuda's son ...
In Europe, the Orthodox community in Antwerp, Belgium, is widely described as the last shtetl, composed of about 12,000 people. [14] [15] The Gateshead, United Kingdom Orthodox community is also sometimes called a shtetl. [16] [17] Brno, Czech Republic, has a significant Jewish history and Yiddish words are part of the now dying-out Hantec slang.
However, Yiddish did not become a completely “dead” language after the Holocaust. In the mid 20th century there was the establishment of the Yungntruf, a movement for young Yiddish speakers which still continues today. The Yungntruf movement also created the Yiddish Farm in 2012, a farm in New York which offers an immersive education for ...