The Bible in Yiddish: Popular translations of the Torah
Professor of Yiddish studies Shlomo Berger presents three famous historical examples of how the Torah was translated into Yiddish in Eastern Europe throughout the centuries.
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| Topics: | Jewish History, Yiddish |
Prof. Shlomo Berger is Professor of Yiddish studies and Fellow at the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies at the Universiteit van Amsterdam. He is currently visiting Fellow of the European seminar on Old Yiddish at the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies.
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