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Yiddish Literature and Film Introduction
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A DISAPPEARED CIVILIZATION “Since childhood I have known three dead languages, Ancient Hebrew, Aramaic, and Yiddish.” Isaac Bashevis Singer, Shosha
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Yiddish Language The language of Ashkenazic (Central and East European) Jews. Developed in the 13 th century. Became a written language in the 16 th century. “Yiddish” = Jewish Yiddish – mame loshn, “mother tongue” Hebrew - loshn koydesh, “holy tongue”
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TERRITORIES WHERE YIDDISH DIALECTS WERE SPOKEN
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Yiddishkeit YIDDISHKEIT, “the essence ofJewishness”: Food Humour Cultural practices Religious traditions Yiddish language (or its traces) Music Folklore (tales, legends, songs) songs
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YIDDISH MUSIC, LITERATURE, ART, AND CINEMA Music: the most traditional Jewish art form. The best-survived aspect of Yiddishkeit. Literature: based on folklore, rabbinical teachings, and a special value of learning. Takes roots in the tradition of sacredness of the written word/adoration of the holy writings. Preserves the “disappeared civilization.” Art: a recent secular development, mostly expressing nostalgia for the past. Cinema: 1) old: a shadow of the “disappeared civilization”; 2) new: reestablishing connections with the roots and cultural identity.
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