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Yiddish non-profit hosts book clubs, listening parties in London

JL;DR SUMMARY Jargon, a recently established Yiddish culture organization in London, endeavors to revitalize interest in Yiddish and Jewish diaspora themes through diverse cultural activities such as book clubs and listening parties. 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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Yiddish LiteratureYiddishDiasporaCommunity EngagementLondonEventsBook ClubCultural RevivalJargonMinority Stories

Places mentioned

London, England, United Kingdom
"Its a fitting logo for Jargon, a London-based Yiddish culture organization that was founded last year, dedicated to exploring the past, present and future of the Jewish diaspora."
East London, England, United Kingdom
"Jargons location in Londons East End helps with that goal."
Shoreditch, England, United Kingdom
"the groups home base is at House of Annetta, a community space on Brick Lane, in the Shoreditch neighborhood of East London."
Berlin, Germany
"With that audience in mind, Ross and Rosen also run a Yiddish-in-translation book club at a library."

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