where each developed its distinctiveness. Linguistically, Yiddish is divided in distinct Eastern and Western dialects. While the Western dialects mostly...

contexts, but "Yiddish" is again the most common designation today. Modern Yiddish has two major forms: Eastern and Western. Eastern Yiddish is far more...

has influenced Cockney English. Yiddish is a Germanic language, originally spoken by Jews in Central and later Eastern Europe, written in the Hebrew alphabet...

just before World War II, professional Yiddish theatre could be found throughout the heavily Jewish areas of Eastern and East Central Europe, but also in...

Yiddish words used in the English language include both words that have been assimilated into English – used by both Yiddish and English speakers – and...

symbols instead of Hebrew letters. Yiddish orthography is the writing system used for the Yiddish language. It includes Yiddish spelling rules and the Hebrew...

Anti-Yiddish sentiment is a negative attitude towards Yiddish. Opposition to Yiddish may be motivated by antisemitism. Jewish opposition to Yiddish has...

and Jewish languages. Wexler is known in Yiddish linguistics mainly for his hypothesis that Eastern Yiddish is ultimately derived from Judaeo-Slavic,...

to Middle High German. The history of Yiddish, with its roots in central Europe and locus for centuries in Eastern Europe, is evident in its literature...

Klezmer (Yiddish: קלעזמער or כּלי־זמר) is an instrumental musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews of Central and Eastern Europe. The essential elements...