I understand of course why Hebrew (the language) plays such an important role for Jewish people, but as non-believer d
from Eastern Europe I'm also kind of sad at the conttinuous fall in usage of Yiddish. Some of the most beautiful songs I've heard were sung in Yiddish (of which I don't understand a word), plus, as far as I've read, there was all this fantastic Yiddish literature that developed in the late 1800s-early 1900s. Yes, I of course know of the tragic events that had a significant impact on the existance of the Jewish culture in Eastern Europe (including its language), I just wished the state of Israel had more actively supported this language.
The same can be said of the Ladino language and of the all Sephardic culture in general, which from quite far away it seems like it is slowly disappearing (which would be a real shame, because I find the Sephardic culture one of the most interesting ones and in a way one that defines the history of Europe of the last 500 years)
The same can be said of the Ladino language and of the all Sephardic culture in general, which from quite far away it seems like it is slowly disappearing (which would be a real shame, because I find the Sephardic culture one of the most interesting ones and in a way one that defines the history of Europe of the last 500 years)