The Duolingo learning app on Tuesday is adding a new language to its offerings: Yiddish. It's the 40th language to be added to the app — and one that builds on efforts to include languages that are ...

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LONDON, April 7 (Reuters Life!) - Aaron Lansky is determined to use 21st century technology to revive a Jewish language and culture that has barely survived the oppression, persecution and murder of ...

Yiddish, the historic language of Jews in Europe and Russia, was once nearly extinguished. But now Jews drawn to the language for different reasons are keeping Yiddish alive. Before World War II, some ...

When was the last time you ordered at a deli counter in Yiddish? If the answer is never, fear not. Duolingo, known as the world’s top language learning app, is here to help eager Yiddish speakers get ...