A Language With Chutzpah: Yiddish And American Culture

Published: Jan. 22, 2020, 9:43 p.m.

Yiddish has been featured in pop culture from Mel Brooks in the '70s to more recently in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. "Yiddish is a part of American life, and people don't want to lose that," says Yiddish expert Josh Lambert.

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