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Is yiddish still used today

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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.

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Yes, Yiddish is still in use today, primarily in Orthodox Jewish communities and among Hasidic Jews. It is also used in certain cultural and academic contexts, particularly in the United States, Israel, and parts of Europe.

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Yes primarily by hasidic jews

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