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Yiddish Language 101
“He’s just extra meshuggeneh today,” I sigh when our cat is sprinting around the apartment, knocking tchotchkes off the shelves left and right. As someone
May 25, 2023
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Oy Vey! Differentiating Hebrew and Yiddish
For those of us who aren’t too familiar with Hebrew and Yiddish, one language may be associated easily with the other when discussing either. However,
March 23, 2015
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The Pronoun Game
In Chasing Amy, by U.S. filmmaker Kevin Smith, the lead character in the film makes an unexpected switch in her relationship preferences and decides to
August 1, 2014
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On Tattoos and Translation
For a few years now, it’s been fashionable to get a tattoo of some word that has a special meaning for the person in question,
April 21, 2014
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What Are Some of the Most Translated Works of All Time?
Reading a book from one of my favorite authors, Milan Kundera, the other day, I noted that unlike most of his other books, this one
August 21, 2013
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Where Is Amharic Spoken?
The Semitic languages are Afro-Asiatic languages that took the name “Semitic” from the Biblical Shem, the son of Noah. The Semitic languages most widely spoken
April 26, 2012
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Another Semitic Language: Hebrew
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family.The oldest Hebrew alphabet comes from the Phoenicians and the modern alphabet from another known as
August 8, 2011
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Yiddish, a Fusion of Languages
Yiddish is a Germanic language, and its main speakers are Ashkenazi Jews in the United States, Israel and in many countries in Eastern Europe, with
July 21, 2011
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More Symbology: Arabic
Arabic is a macrolanguage of the Semitic family, as are Aramaic, Hebrew, Acadian, and Maltese. It is the oldest of the Semitic languages, which is
April 28, 2009
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