Yiddish was well on the way to extinction after WW-II, with the majority of
the Eastern European Jewish communities having been decimated during the
Holocaust, and the attempts of many of the survivors to pursue assimilation
in the places of their refuge.
But, to make a long story short, Yiddish has somehow staged a miraculous
survival of its own. Now, at the dawn of the 21st Century, it doesn't yet
enjoy the sheer numbers that it once had, but it's rate of growth in the
world is phenomenal. There are substantial Jewish enclaves in several
countries where Yiddish is the language of the home, the school, and the
street, and it's available for formal language or literatire credit in many
universities around the world.
No, but most of my late family members did.
"פריינד" (freind) is often used in Yiddish to refer to a friend.
"Zeideh" means grandfather in Yiddish. It is a term of endearment or respect used to refer to one's grandfather in the Yiddish language.
In Yiddish, you use the Hebrew toast: l'chaim!
Schmuck is another Yiddish term that can be used to refer to an idiot.
No, but most of my late family members did.
yes it is still used today
the tank is still used today. For example the M1 Abrams is still used
long houses are not still used today
Most Orthodox Jews used to speak Yiddish. It was primarily spoken in Europe, but it was also spoken in other countries. Today, it is spoken by some Jews. Many Rabbis and older Jews speak Yiddish. Yiddish is the "Patois" of languages of every eastern European country with any significant Jewish population during the past 600 years. Dormant for a while after the great Jewish migrations of the early 20th Century and the mass exterminations of the 1930s and 40s, it's experiencing a resurgence today.
yes it is still being used today.......depends where your at.
Yes teepees are still used today by uncommon are unknown idians.
Yes, trains are still being used today in large quantities.
Their laws are still used today.
Yes it is still used today
"פריינד" (freind) is often used in Yiddish to refer to a friend.
yes it is still used today... its used in buisness buildings, hotels and various other places.