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Yiddish is making a comeback

NPR

By Robin Estrin

Published April 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM EDT

Yiddish, the historic language of Jews in Europe and Russia, was once nearly extinguished. But now Jews drawn to the language for different reasons are keeping Yiddish alive.

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Robin Estrin

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