I digress, but I still do not understand why the Yiddish language did not permeate down through the generations after the mass Yiddish emigration from Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I look back to my youth I now regret not taking an interest in learning Yiddish. Certainly, one factor was my perception that my grandparents were not approachable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One thing I do know and that is that neither of my grandparents who spoke Yiddish ever reached out to me. As a result, any curiosity I might have had towards the language of my ancestors was pretty much stifled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yiddish for Beginners is a playlist of lessons for those who want to dip their toe into the lost <\/em> culture<\/a> and traditions of the past. So, press the play button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[embedyt] https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gOdk_yx_D_0[\/embedyt]\n\n\n\n

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Yiddish Lessons. Have you ever wondered what Yiddish sounds like? Certainly, it sounds more like German than any other language. From my childhood I am very familiar with the sound of the Yiddish language. Because, Yiddish was the language of my paternal grandparents. Have you ever wanted to learn Yiddish but never got around to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[760],"tags":[745,666,746,761,749,748,622,497,747,759],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/sidneywinston.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/\u05d0\u05d9\u05d3\u05d9\u05e9\u05e2_\u05e0\u05d9\u05d9\u05e2\u05e1.jpg?fit=640,640&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n