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  • 31List of English words of Yiddish origin — For Yiddish words used by English speaking Jews (that are not necessarily English), see Yiddish words used by English speaking Jews. This is a list of English words of Yiddish origin, many of which have entered the English language by way of… …

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  • 32Histoire du yiddish — Article principal : Yiddish. Cet article présente l histoire du yiddish. Sommaire 1 Naissance et développement de la langue 1.1 Alt Yiddish (1250 – 1500) 1.2 Mitl yiddish (1500 – 1700) …

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  • 33A Yiddish World Remembered — Infobox Film name = A Yiddish World Remembered image size = 150px caption = director = Andrew Goldberg producer = writer = narrator = Elliot Gould starring = music = cinematography = editing = distributor = released = 2002 runtime = 60 min.… …

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  • 34Personalities from Galicia (modern period) — The following list includes famous people of various nationalities who were born or resided for a significative period of life in Galicia (18th–20th centuries).A F* Roman Abraham, general of the Polish Army, born in Lviv * Shmuel Agnon, Jewish… …

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  • 35West Germanic languages — Introduction   group of Germanic languages that developed in the region of the North Sea, Rhine Weser, and Elbe. Out of the many local West Germanic dialects the following six modern standard languages have arisen: English (English language),… …

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  • 36PROSODY, HEBREW — This article is a survey of the history of Hebrew poetic forms from the Bible to the present time. The entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction the variety of formal systems the specific nature of hebrew literary history …

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  • 37THEATER — origins post biblical period FROM 1600 TO THE 20TH CENTURY england france germany italy holland russia united states jews in the musical the jew as entertainer yiddish theater premodern performance in yiddish haskalah drama broder singers the… …

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  • 38CHILDREN'S LITERATURE — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction CHILDREN S LITERATURE IN HEBREW early period …

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  • 39LITERATURE, JEWISH — Literature on Jewish themes and in languages regarded as Jewish has been written continuously for the past 3,000 years. What the term Jewish literature encompasses, however, demands definition, since Jews have lived in so many countries and have… …

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  • 40ABRAMOVITSH, SHOLEM YANKEV — (Jacob, also Mendele Moykher Sforim; 1835 or 1836–1917), Hebrew and Yiddish writer, often called the grandfather of modern Judaic literature. Abramovitsh was born in Kapulia (Kopyl), near Minsk; he lived in Berdichev from 1858 to 1869 and… …

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