An Overview of the Language History of the Hungarian Jewish Community in the Carpathian Basin and Diaspora with a Special Emphasis on Yiddish

This paper presents a brief language history of the Hungarian Jewish community since their establishment in the Carpathian Basin to the present, with a special focus on Yiddish. Between the Middle Ages and the nineteenth century, Yiddish became the group’s majority language; after the 1850s, the Hun...

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Main Author: Siarl Ferdinand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2020-07-01
Series:Hungarian Cultural Studies
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Online Access:http://ahea.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/ahea/article/view/395