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Yiddish-English dictionary (in roman letters). 2013.
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CAHAN, JUDAH LOEB — (Yehude Leyb, Lewis; 1881–1937), U.S. Yiddish folklorist. Born in Vilna. Cahan compiled classic collections of Yiddish folksongs and folktales and wrote on the methodology of Yiddish folklore study and trained students in it. Associated with the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GOLDFADEN, ABRAHAM — (Avrom Goldfodem; 1840–1908), Yiddish poet, dramatist, and composer, founder of the modern Yiddish theater (see Theater, Yiddish ). Born into a watchmaker s family in Staro Konstantinov, Ukraine, he received not only a thorough Hebrew education… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ZUNSER, ELIAKUM — (1836–1913), popular Yiddish bard and dramatist, known as Eliakum Badkhn. Born in Vilna, Zunser was conscripted in 1856 but was soon released, when Czar Alexander II revoked the oppressive military decrees of his predecessor Nicholas I. In 1856… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
