Where did Yiddish come from?

11/06/2023 1h 6min

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Episode Synopsis


Yiddish was the spoken language of most European Jews (Ashkenazim) and their descendants for almost 1,000 years. Why did European Jews start speaking Yiddish? How did the Yiddish language evolve? Where is Yiddish still spoken today?
A discussion about the origins and evolution of Yiddish.