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Yiddish Making A Comeback In Los Angeles
Published 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Description
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
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Reporter: Joshua Yeager, KVPR
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