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Yiddish (ייִדיש , יידיש or אידיש , yidish or idish, pronounced [ˈ(j)ɪdɪʃ], lit. ' Jewish '; ייִדיש-טײַטש , historically also Yidish-Taytsh, lit. ' Judeo-German ') is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews.
The 22 Best Yiddish Words to Know. A brief glossary of important and commonly used Yiddish words and phrases. By My Jewish Learning
May 13, 2019 · Yiddish is a fusion language written using the Hebrew alphabet. It grew out of Middle High German and acquired elements of Hebrew and Aramaic, as well as significant Slavic, Latin/Romance, and...
Yiddish is the language of the Ashkenazim, central and eastern European Jews and their descendants. Written in the Hebrew alphabet, it became one of the world’s most widespread languages, appearing in most countries with a Jewish population by the 19th century.
Jewish Theater and Dance. Yiddish Literature in the 20th Century. Yiddish. In its 1,000-plus-year history, the Yiddish language has been called many things, including the tender name mameloshen(mother tongue), the adversarial moniker zhargon (jargon) and the more matter-of-fact Judeo-German.
YIDDISH LANGUAGE, language used by Ashkenazi Jews for the past 1,000 years. Developed as an intricate fusion of several unpredictably modified stocks, the language was gradually molded to serve a wide range of communicative needs.
The most important differences between Yiddish and Hebrew are these: • Yiddish is a Germanic language, belonging to the Indo-European family of languages, while Hebrew is a Semitic language, belonging to the Afroasiatic family of languages.
