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Identity/Crisis
A Yiddish Renaissance: Language, Memory, and Modern Jewish Life
Yehuda sits with Rukhl Schaechter, editor of the Yiddish Forverts, to explore the renaissance of the Yiddish language — from Duolingo learners to Hasidic vernacular.
A Yiddish-language marquee billing a vaudeville act in New York City circa 1943. (Andreas Feininger/ Courtesy of Henry H. Sapoznik)
Did Yiddish ever really die?
On this episode of Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer sits down with Rukhl Schaechter, editor of the Yiddish Forverts, to explore the surprising renaissance of the Yiddish language — from new dictionaries and online media to Duolingo learners and Hasidic vernacular.
Together they discuss what is drawing people back to the language, how Yiddish carries culture across generations, and why so many Jews are using it to seek connections to their roots in a moment of renewed searching.
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