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Yiddishists

Yiddishists is the plural of Yiddishist.

Meaning of Yiddishist

Noun

Yiddishist (plural Yiddishists)

  1. A proponent of the Yiddish language and culture.
    • The third type of secular Bar Mitzvah was developed by secular Yiddishists in the United States before and after World War II. Rifkind's book includes a Hebrew translation of a Yiddish article from 1939 describing such an event. It sounds from the description that the family and friends were Labor...2024, David Golinkin, “The Origin and History of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ceremony”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 57

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Questions about Yiddishists

What is Yiddishists the plural of?
Yiddishists is the plural of Yiddishist.

Words near Yiddishists in the dictionary

  1. Yiddishising
  2. Yiddishism
  3. Yiddishisms
  4. Yiddishist
  5. Yiddishistic
  6. Yiddishists
  7. Yiddishize
  8. Yiddishized
  9. Yiddishizes
  10. Yiddishizing
  11. yiddishkayt

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