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| − | '''Yiddish''' is a [[language]] spoken by [[Ashkenazi]] [[Jew]]s. It is a branch of [[Old High German]], with many loan words from other [[European]] languages and from [[Hebrew]]. Yiddish is written in the Hebrew alphabet. | + | '''Yiddish''' is a [[language]] spoken by [[Ashkenazi]] [[Jew]]s. It is a branch of [[Old High German]], with many loan words from other [[European]] languages and from [[Hebrew]]. Yiddish is written in the Hebrew alphabet. When the modern nation of [[Israel]] was first created in 1948 they chose between have Yiddish or [[Hebrew]] as their state language. Hebrew won out. |
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Revision as of 14:23, May 15, 2007
Yiddish is a language spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It is a branch of Old High German, with many loan words from other European languages and from Hebrew. Yiddish is written in the Hebrew alphabet. When the modern nation of Israel was first created in 1948 they chose between have Yiddish or Hebrew as their state language. Hebrew won out.