aliīs vōcibus: Yiddish — A Germanic Language with Jewish Soul

Описание: 🌍 Welcome to «aliīs vōcibus» — “with other voices” — where we explore lesser-known and often misunderstood languages!

This time, we’re diving into Yiddish — the heritage language of most Jews whose European roots lie north of the Alps. Far from being “just a form of Hebrew” or “broken German,” Yiddish is a fully fledged Germanic language, written in Hebrew script and shaped by centuries of Jewish life across Central and Eastern Europe.

Yiddish grew out of medieval German dialects, enriched with Hebrew and Aramaic vocabulary and later profoundly influenced by Slavic languages as Jewish communities moved east. Once spoken by millions across Europe, Yiddish suffered catastrophic losses in the Holocaust — yet it is still spoken worldwide today and continues to experience cultural and linguistic revival.

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