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Yiddish startup hosts book clubs and listening parties in London

JL;DR SUMMARY Jargon, a London-based Yiddish culture organization founded by historians Aleph Ross and M. Syd Rosen, seeks to explore the dynamic and evolving landscape of Jewish diaspora culture through innovative events like 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 LiteratureJewish DiasporaYiddishEast EndLondonCultural EventsDiaspora CommunitiesCultural RevivalBook ClubsCommunity Space

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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."
Shoreditch, England, United Kingdom
"Jargons location in Londons East End helps with that goal."
Berlin, Germany
"For Jargons monthly pop-up events, the organizers often choose topics that touch on multiple different areas of interest not just Yiddish language and culture."

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