Yiddish and Hebrew in Canada: The Current Situation

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Author/collaborator
Title
Yiddish and Hebrew in Canada: The Current Situation
Abstract
Reviews Canadian census language data through 1996 to ascertain number, age group and urban locations of Yiddish and Hebrew (Ivrit) speakers, and summarizes the comparative strengths of these tongues in Canada, including Montreal, at the turn of the twenty-first century. Half of the current Yiddish speakers were born in Canada, mostly older or ultra-orthodox Jews, especially Montreal’s Hassidic community.
Publication
Canadian Ethnic Studies/Études ethniques au Canada
Volume
Vol. 32
Issue
no. 2
Pages
95-104
Date
2000
Language
en
Citation
Davids, Leo. “Yiddish and Hebrew in Canada: The Current Situation.” Canadian Ethnic Studies/Études ethniques au Canada Vol. 32, no. 2 (2000): 95–104.
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