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YiddishPOP can bring more diversity to American Jewish education

JL;DR SUMMARY YiddishPOP is an innovative online tool connecting children with the Yiddish language through engaging animated stories and interactive games. 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 EducationYiddishLanguage PreservationEngagementCultural DiversityAshkenazi JewryMicrograntsInteractive LearningYiddishpopChildren's Education

Places mentioned

Stockholm, Sweden
"Every Sunday morning, a group of families in Stockholm, Sweden, meets in a local school to create handicrafts, do gymnastics and learn Yiddish."
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
"One school that has tried out YiddishPOP is the Krieger Schechter Day School in Baltimore, MD."
Houston, Texas, United States
"a supplemental program for students in grades 812, run by the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston was the first recipient."

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