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Title: Any Yiddish speakers here?
Post by: Carlyle on May 09, 2007, 01:59:16 PM: What do you think of the use of the language?
Title: Re: Any Yiddish speakers here?
Post by: Sarah on May 09, 2007, 02:01:25 PM: I can speak exceptional Yiddish.......DREK! :-*

I think its a beautiful language. Theres nothing else to it.
Title: Re: Any Yiddish speakers here?
Post by: Carlyle on May 09, 2007, 02:04:00 PM: Quote from: Sarah on May 09, 2007, 02:01:25 PM
I can speak exceptional Yiddish.......DREK! :-*

I think its a beautiful language. Theres nothing else to it.
I read somewhere that in the 1950s the state of Israel was hostile to the use of Yiddish.
Title: Re: Any Yiddish speakers here?
Post by: Sarah on May 09, 2007, 02:08:24 PM: Yep the national language of Israel is Modern Hebrew. The rejection of Yiddish as an alternative reflected the conflict between religious and secular forces. Many in the larger, secular group wanted a new national language to foster a cohesive identity, while traditionally religious Jews desired that Hebrew be respected as a holy language reserved for prayer and religious study. This conflict also reflected the opposing views among secular Jews worldwide, one side seeing Hebrew (and Zionism) and the other Yiddish (and Internationalism) as the means of defining emerging Jewish nationalism
Also a lot of jewish refugees found Yiddish to be a foreign language to them and communication in Hebrew made it more practical.
Title: Re: Any Yiddish speakers here?
Post by: mord on May 09, 2007, 02:13:21 PM: Sarah admit it you are a Jewish [possibly Hassidic] woman from Brooklyn ;D
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Post by: Sarah on May 09, 2007, 02:17:54 PM: Nope.....Mord, even myself obtained character seems to be more realistic. Anyhow that would make me Fatima a Hassidic Jew who lives in pensylvania in the day and moves to brooklyn at night. ;D
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Post by: mord on May 09, 2007, 02:18:55 PM: :D :D :D ;D
Title: Re: Any Yiddish speakers here?
Post by: judeanoncapta on May 11, 2007, 08:45:38 AM: iCH KEN IDDISH ZAYIR GIT.

I am a Yiddish speaker but I like Aramaic and Hebrew better than Yiddish.
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Post by: MarZutra on May 11, 2007, 11:31:50 AM: Very good Jnc...lol Actually, I beleive it was the Hassidim wanted Yiddish as the Israeli national language while the German Jews wanted German. Of course this all changed and, logically, modern Hebrew was the correct choice. It is too bad that those who speak Hebrew now as well the ones that brought it into being do not hold faith to the ideology that produced it. Zei gezunt une shtark!!
Title: Re: Any Yiddish speakers here?
Post by: Israel on May 11, 2007, 11:35:51 AM: Quote from: judeanoncapta on May 11, 2007, 08:45:38 AM
iCH KEN IDDISH ZAYIR GIT.

I am a Yiddish speaker but I like Aramaic and Hebrew better than Yiddish.

zeir shein. vi hust du ge'lernt ah za feine yiddish? ich voint in mitten di chassidim az ich hub gelerent yiddish....
Title: Re: Any Yiddish speakers here?
Post by: Lubab on May 11, 2007, 11:59:39 AM: Yeder lubavitcher ken reden a bisele yiddish. Dos iz unzer mama loshen. Zay gezunt un shtark!
Title: Re: Any Yiddish speakers here?
Post by: judeanoncapta on May 11, 2007, 12:24:08 PM: Quote from: Israel on May 11, 2007, 11:35:51 AM
Quote from: judeanoncapta on May 11, 2007, 08:45:38 AM
iCH KEN IDDISH ZAYIR GIT.

I am a Yiddish speaker but I like Aramaic and Hebrew better than Yiddish.

zeir shein. vi hust du ge'lernt ah za feine yiddish? ich voint in mitten di chassidim az ich hub gelerent yiddish....
ich voin in boro park. m'kent nisht voinen in aza chassidishe shtut und reid nisht iddish
Title: Re: Any Yiddish speakers here?
Post by: judeanoncapta on May 11, 2007, 12:25:51 PM: Quote from: lubab on May 11, 2007, 11:59:39 AM
Yeder lubavitcher ken reden a bisele yiddish. Dos iz unzer mama loshen. Zay gezunt un shtark!
nit azoy, afil chabadskes in eretz yisroel vissin nisht ein vort fun iddish.
Title: Re: Any Yiddish speakers here?
Post by: Israel on May 11, 2007, 12:30:44 PM: Quote from: judeanoncapta on May 11, 2007, 12:24:08 PM
Quote from: Israel on May 11, 2007, 11:35:51 AM
Quote from: judeanoncapta on May 11, 2007, 08:45:38 AM
iCH KEN IDDISH ZAYIR GIT.

I am a Yiddish speaker but I like Aramaic and Hebrew better than Yiddish.

zeir shein. vi hust du ge'lernt ah za feine yiddish? ich voint in mitten di chassidim az ich hub gelerent yiddish....
ich voin in boro park. m'kent nisht voinen in aza chassidishe shtut und reid nisht iddish

ich ochet...zeir shayne...vi davents di?
Title: Re: Any Yiddish speakers here?
Post by: Israel on May 11, 2007, 12:33:11 PM: Maybe I know you...sometimes I walk around BP with a shirt with a fist, I ain't about to be dissed...
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Post by: Israel on May 11, 2007, 12:38:34 PM: Hust di gevein bym de "internet asifah"?

Di bist a shaigetz...oif der internet, veis dich nisht vus alle di rabunim un mechanchim reden vegen deieh avoideh zurah? Gevald! Mir darfen shrayen a chaptzem of ich....dus is a yene machleh oif di seichel....just kiddin bro the internet is fine....

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Title: Re: Any Yiddish speakers here?
Post by: Israel on May 11, 2007, 12:41:10 PM: judea,

efsher dain numen is Tzvi Aryeh?
Title: Re: Any Yiddish speakers here?
Post by: judeanoncapta on May 11, 2007, 01:45:24 PM: Quote from: Israel on May 11, 2007, 12:41:10 PM
judea,

efsher dain numen is Tzvi Aryeh?
Tomer, Ver vilt vissen?
Title: Re: Any Yiddish speakers here?
Post by: cosmokramer on May 11, 2007, 06:07:18 PM: My rabbi can speak and read Yiddish.
Title: Re: Any Yiddish speakers here?
Post by: Dr. Dan on May 11, 2007, 06:11:24 PM: Quote from: Israel on May 11, 2007, 12:30:44 PM
Quote from: judeanoncapta on May 11, 2007, 12:24:08 PM
Quote from: Israel on May 11, 2007, 11:35:51 AM
Quote from: judeanoncapta on May 11, 2007, 08:45:38 AM
iCH KEN IDDISH ZAYIR GIT.

I am a Yiddish speaker but I like Aramaic and Hebrew better than Yiddish.

zeir shein. vi hust du ge'lernt ah za feine yiddish? ich voint in mitten di chassidim az ich hub gelerent yiddish....
ich voin in boro park. m'kent nisht voinen in aza chassidishe shtut und reid nisht iddish

ich ochet...zeir shayne...vi davents di?

should a jtf yiddush forum be open now? ::)

Nevertheless, I'm glad Hebrew is the national language of Israel, but Yiddish should not be forgotten for the sake of the memories of our ancestors...
Title: Re: Any Yiddish speakers here?
Post by: Carlyle on May 11, 2007, 07:12:51 PM: I think it is a shame that Yiddish is not an officially recognized minority language in Israel. Sweden has granted Yiddish that status although there are few Yiddish speakers (or Jews for that matter) in Sweden.
Title: Re: Any Yiddish speakers here?
Post by: DownwithIslam on May 11, 2007, 07:32:22 PM: Ich vil hargenen ala shvartzes. Ich mayn as yiddish is zayer a missa sprach. red nisht yiddish du.
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Post by: ftf on May 11, 2007, 08:56:10 PM: I wish I understood Yiddish...
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Post by: DownwithIslam on May 11, 2007, 10:58:04 PM: Hehe the first few words were saying something I want to do to blacks.
Title: Re: Any Yiddish speakers here?
Post by: DownwithIslam on May 11, 2007, 11:03:47 PM: ich vill opshnaden a shvartzas kop un shteln a shteken in tuches aran
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Post by: Sarah on May 12, 2007, 07:49:21 AM: This is somewhat unnervingly scary.