Yiddish Making A Comeback In Los Angeles

An episode of the KQED's The California Report podcast, hosted by KQED, titled "Yiddish Making A Comeback In Los Angeles" was published on March 21, 2025 and runs 10 minutes.

March 21, 2025 ·10m · KQED's The California Report

Summary

The historic language of Jews in Europe – Yiddish – was once spoken by tens of thousands of Jewish immigrants in Los Angeles. That language was almost destroyed by assimilation and the Holocaust. But now, Yiddish is making a comeback. Reporter: Robin Estrin, KCRW Dozens of postal workers gathered in protest outside a Bakersfield courthouse on Thursday. They were fighting against the potential privatization of one of the nation’s oldest institutions. Reporter: Joshua Yeager, KVPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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