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11Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath — Yiddish language poet Gitl Schaechter Viswanath was born in the The Bronx, New York, in 1958. She grew up in a Yiddish speaking home and attended Yiddish schools as a child. She began writing poetry in 1980, much of which was published in the… …
12Yeshivish — articleissues citations missing = July 2007 tone = January 2008 expert = Languages:about|the linguistic aspects of the word Yeshivish|an article about the culture|Yeshivish JewsYeshivish is a form of English spoken mainly by English speaking… …
13Minority languages of Sweden — In 1999, the Minority Language Committee of Sweden formally declared five minority languages of Sweden: Finnish, Sami language, Romani, Yiddish, and Meänkieli (Tornedal Finnish). The Swedish language dominates commercial and cultural life in… …
14ABRAMOVITSH, 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… …
15Jewish Autonomous Oblast — Infobox Russian federal subject EnglishName=Jewish Autonomous Oblast RussianName=Еврейская автономная область LocalName1= LocalLangName1= Locator LocatorMap CoatOfArmsLink FlagLink AnthemLink AdmCtrOrCapital=Administrative center… …
16Zionism — is an international political movement that originally supported the reestablishment of a homeland for the Jewish People in Palestine (Hebrew: Eretz Yisra el, “the Land of Israel”), and continues primarily as support for the modern state of… …
17Birobidzhan — ( ru. Биробиджан; yi. style/yid|size=13pt|yid=ביראָבידזשאַן) is a town and the administrative center of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Trans Siberian railway, close to the border with the People s Republic of China,… …
18Ashkenazi Jews — For other meanings see Ashkenaz (disambiguation). Ashkenazi Jews (יהודי אשכנז Y hude Ashk naz in Biblical Hebrew; Y hudey Ashknoz in Ashkenazi Hebrew) …
19Michael Chabon — Chabon at a book signing in 2006. Born May 24, 1963 (1963 05 24) (age 48) Washington, D.C. Pen name Leon Chaim Bach, Malachi …
20Kiryas Joel, New York — Infobox Settlement official name = Village of Kiryas Joel settlement type = Village nickname = motto = postal code type = postal code = imagesize = 180px image caption = image |pushpin pushpin label position = pushpin map caption =Location within …
