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‘Ets ḥayim (Tree of Life)
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For I heard slander, fear was on every side [see Psalms 31:14], as the son of the despised maidservant slanders the son of the mistress, saying, “Those miserable Jews, they had a single language from…

Contributor:

Ḥayim ben Bezalel

Places:

Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

1579

Subjects:

Language and linguistics, Jewish languages, Education

Categories:

Pedagogy & Schooling
An Introductory Talk on the Yiddish Language
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Ahead of the first verses of the Eastern European Jewish poets, I would like to tell you, ladies and gentlemen, how much more Jargon [Yiddish] you understand than you believe you do. I am not actually…

Contributor:

Franz Kafka

Places:

Prague, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

1912

Subjects:

Yiddish, Jewish languages, Language and linguistics, Performing arts, Poetry

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Speeches