Event Title
Eastern Yiddish
Location
CSU 202
Start Date
11-4-2017 10:00 AM
End Date
11-4-2017 11:00 AM
Student's Major
Anthropology
Student's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mentor's Name
Chelsea Mead
Mentor's Department
Anthropology
Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description
Eastern Yiddish is geographically spoken in Eastern European countries such as Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, and Belarus however it’s hotspots are located in North America and Israel—within largely Jewish populations. Originating in Eastern Europe, the experiences of WWII and the Holocaust led to a severe decline in speakers of Eastern Yiddish. Today, Eastern Yiddish is not commonly used other than amongst members of the Jewish populations with roughly 1,541,290 speakers in the world. While the language is used by a substantial number of speakers it is not widespread or institutionally supported outside of its particular home communities. Programs at higher education institutions, amongst community members, and amongst scholars are working to preserve and support the use of Yiddish in general if not this particular dialect.
Eastern Yiddish
CSU 202
Eastern Yiddish is geographically spoken in Eastern European countries such as Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, and Belarus however it’s hotspots are located in North America and Israel—within largely Jewish populations. Originating in Eastern Europe, the experiences of WWII and the Holocaust led to a severe decline in speakers of Eastern Yiddish. Today, Eastern Yiddish is not commonly used other than amongst members of the Jewish populations with roughly 1,541,290 speakers in the world. While the language is used by a substantial number of speakers it is not widespread or institutionally supported outside of its particular home communities. Programs at higher education institutions, amongst community members, and amongst scholars are working to preserve and support the use of Yiddish in general if not this particular dialect.
Recommended Citation
Winter, Erika. "Eastern Yiddish." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 11, 2017.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2017/oral-session-02/2
