Alyssa Masor
By Alyssa Masor
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Yiddish World Why We Celebrate English-Speaking Day
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. When I got married, I decided to speak Yiddish to my children, and not just any Yiddish, but my husband’s “haimish Yiddish”; in other words – Hasidic Yiddish. I was able to carry out my plan quickly since I was marrying a divorced father of three, so…
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Life Why My Yiddish-Speaking Family Celebrates ‘English-Speaking Day’
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. When I got married, I decided to speak Yiddish to my children, and not just any Yiddish, but my husband’s “heymish Yiddish”; in other words – Hasidic Yiddish. I was able to carry out my plan quickly since I was marrying a divorced father of three, so…
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