Yiddish in the Early Years of Israel

The status of Yiddish has gradually deteriorated. Having Hebrew as the official language of the newly born state resulted in less Yiddish creation and writing.

The objection to Yiddish melted down as years went by. Many have re-discovered the rich culture lost with the holocaust. Writer to ceased their Yiddish writing earlier went back publishing Yiddish novels. In 1949 the first literature quarterly magazine “The Golden Necklace” (די גאלדענע קייט) was published. During the 1950s and 60s there were already four Yiddish newspapers, yet only one survived through the 1980s.

Yiddish at the End of the 20^th Century

Massive regained interest in Yiddish has begin towards the end of the 20^th century. Specifically, linguistic aspects, folklore, literature and culture. The State of Israel founded the National Agency for Yiddish Culture, operating in 41 c9ountries to sustain and preserve Yiddish. A Yiddish theatre “Yiddish Shpil” (ייִדישפּיל) was established with translation to Hebrew appealing to non-Yiddish speakers. Yiddish music and singing gained renewed interest with numerous performances and sereval singers (such as Hava Alberstein and Dudu Fisher) had Yiddish collections recorded. Thus, although Yiddish is declining as a spoken language in Israel it is preserved as a language of culture possessing nostalgic and sentimental values.

monument of Sholom Aleichem – to the famous Jewish writer, in Kiev (Ukraine)

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