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Yiddish Making A Comeback In Los Angeles

Yiddish Making A Comeback In Los Angeles



The historic language of Jews in Europe – Yiddish – was once spoken by tens of thousands of Jewish immigrants in Los Angeles. That language was almost destroyed by assimilation and the Holocaust. But now, Yiddish is making a comeback.


Reporter: Robin Estrin, KCRW


Dozens of postal workers gathered in protest outside a Bakersfield courthouse on Thursday. They were fighting against the potential privatization of one of the nation’s oldest institutions.


Reporter: Joshua Yeager, KVPR

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