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Example sentences for: yiddish

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Compared with American slang, which is strongly under the influence of New York and other big cities, Hollywood and showbiz in general, there is little British slang that comes from Yiddish.
While waiting for my wife in the reception room, I saw a dapper little old fellow approach the information desk and attempt in Russian to get directions from the uncomprehending woman in attendance there behind a sign in several languages, including Tagalog—but not Yiddish.
Perhaps I have managed to fool a few people because I know some Yiddish.
When Robeson visited Moscow during the anti-Jewish purges, Stalin released the Yiddish poet Itzak Feffer from a labor camp and had him cleaned up to see Robeson.
Regarding “The Scandalous Yiddish Guide of the Census Bureau,” by Dr. Zellig Bach [XVII, 2], I must say that I wholeheartedly agree with the author's assessment of the awkward and often amusing government translation.