Klarinet Archive - Posting 000188.txt from 2005/01

From: "Rommel John Miller" <rjmiller@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Yiddish
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 11:44:37 -0500

Shalom to you all on the erev of Shabbos,

Say, are any of your familiar with [the] National Yiddish Book Center which
is located in (N) Hadley, Mass.? They are a non-profit dedicated to
preserving the Yiddish language and culture as it existed not only in the
United States, but also as it was in the old country.

Their website is: yiddishbookcenter.org and not only do they publish one of
the few remaining Yiddish newspapers still aroung (der Pakn Treger) they
also have some great resources for Klezmer.

Also, for those interested in Klezmer, I am a member of the Jewish-Music
listserv which centers primarily on Klez, and those performing it.

You can find out more by going to the KlezCamp website at:
www.livingtraditions.org

Check 'em out!

Shalom and gut shabbos!

Rommel John Miller
Baltimore, MD

----- Original Message -----
From: "Abraham Gamboa" <abraham.gamboa@-----.br>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: [kl] Re: Yiddish

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fred Jacobowitz" <fbjacobo@-----.net>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 9:10 PM
> Subject: [kl] Re: Yiddish
>
>
>> Shalom, y'all
>>
>> Yiddish is one of the Jewish languages (others include Ladino, and
>> Hebrew). Yiddish descended form middle-high German about 900CE. The
>> Jews of Europe (except for Spain and some of the Balkans) spoke Yiddish
>> among themselves. During the Diaspora (after the temple in Jerusalem
>> was destroyed for the second time) Jews who left Israel wouldn't sully
>> the language of the bible - Hebrew - for everyday use so originally
>> most Jews spoke both Hebrew and the language of whatever country they
>> lived in. Yiddish started as, it is believed, a trade language - and
>> became something of a "lingua franca" for Jews. A way to distance
>> themselves from the Gentiles - especially in unfriendly countries. It
>> is still quite similar to German but the words are written using the
>> Hebrew alphabet (and written right-to-left). Over the centuries many
>> Slavic and Romance words have entered Yiddish such as the Russian(?)
>> word "shtetl". And, of course, there are myriad Hebrew words and
>> phrases.
>> Until the Holocaust, there were probably at least 6 million Yiddish
>> speakers in Europe. There were newspapers, learned literary societies,
>> operettas, serious and light drama, etc. All in Yiddish.
>>
>> Bleib gezunt (be healthy)
>> Fred Jacobowitz
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jan 12, 2005, at 5:34 PM, Oliver Seely wrote:
>>
>> > I'm not a student of this, Sarah, but was Yiddish indigenous to north
>> > Africa or was it an import?
>>
>>
>>
>> Kol Haruach Klezmer Band
>> Ebony and Ivory Duo
>>
>>
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