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VIDEO: Two Haredi Israelis praise the Yiddish of American Hasidim

JL;DR SUMMARY In a video segment shared by Mishpacha Magazine, two Haredi Israelis commend the proficiency and authenticity of the Yiddish spoken by American Hasidic communities. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish TraditionsYiddishOrthodox JudaismHarediCultural IdentityAmerican HasidimIsraeli HasidimGlobal Jewish CommunitiesLanguage Appreciation

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Israel
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United States
"the Forward has removed its paywall and invested additional resources to report on the ground from Israel and around the U.S."

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