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Yiddish World A tale of Apple’s two Yiddish keyboards
The company released its first Yiddish keyboards for phone and computer
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Yiddish פּאַפּירענער פֿאָרווערטס־וואָכנבלאַט פֿונעם 26טן אָקטאָבער 2022The Forverts printout edition for Oct. 26, 2022
אין דעם נומער: יואל מאַטוועיעוו דערציילט וואָס ער האָט געזען און געהערט אויפֿן ייִדיש־פֿעסטיוואַל אין ביראָבידזשאַן.
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Yiddish וואָס מע שעמט זיך צו זאָגן אויף ייִדיש, זאָל מען זאָגן אויף לשון־קודשToo embarrassing in Yiddish? Say it in Hebrew!
טייל פֿון די הײַנטיקע גראָבע ווערטער פֿון לשון־קודש זענען מסתּמא אַ מאָל געווען אייפֿעמיזמען.
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Yiddish World Conference on Yiddish activism and academia on NY’s Upper West Side
The two-day event marks the 15th yortsayt of the renowned linguist and Yiddish instructor, Mordkhe Schaechter
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Yiddish World New York State to provide unprecedented support for Yiddish speakers
The new Office of Language Access will soon contract with nearly 40 Yiddish translation agencies to translate and interpret for Yiddish speakers accessing government services.
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Yiddish World How to greet people in Yiddish on each Jewish holiday
Learn how to wish someone a Happy New Year and beyond with this Yiddish language guide
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Culture At the Harvard of China, something brand nu — a class in Yiddish
At Peking University, students from a variety of majors are learning the alef-beys
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Yiddish World Who translated The New York Times’ yeshiva report into Yiddish? It’s a closely guarded secret
The widely read work may undermine Hasidic leaders — and put the translator at risk
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