The Great Dictionary of the Yiddish Language
Yudl Mark
Judah A. Joffe
1961
The Great Dictionary of the Yiddish Language has been assembled on the basis of inclusiveness—that is to say, as a dictionary which attempts to record and include all the words of the Yiddish language. This is a goal which is difficult to achieve with total success, but we strive for it. It is our explicit intent that the Great Dictionary should be…
Creator Bio
Yudl Mark
Yiddish linguist, educator, and activist Yudl Mark was born in Palanga (in contemporary Lithuania) and studied history and philology at Petrograd University, where he was active in Jewish politics. Mark helped found YIVO and the Yiddish Real-Gimnazye in Vilkomir (contemporary Ukmerge, Lithuania). In addition, he taught at various schools and seminaries in Lithuania. He was a correspondent for the Forverts in New York, and, after settling there in 1936, he edited the YIVO journal Di yidishe shprakh and contributed to a wide range of Yiddish political, literary, and educational publications. He settled in Jerusalem in 1970.
Creator Bio
Judah A. Joffe
Yiddish scholar, philologist, and lexicographer Judah A. Joffe was born in Bakhmut (in contemporary Ukraine) and came to the United States in 1891. Joffe specialized in classical and comparative philology as well as phonetics and historical English grammar. He was a strong advocate for standardized Yiddish spelling. As a musicologist and expert on Slavic languages, he contributed to several years of the International Yearbook, as well as the New International Encyclopedia (1902). In addition, Joffe translated works from Yiddish, English, and French and lectured on Russian language at Columbia University.
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