Jewish healthcare in prewar Poland part 1 of 3 Services de santé juive en Pologne

[flute4hire]

yiddish?

[alanheath3]

@flute4hire Yes, Yiddish with French subtitles.

[flute4hire]

@alanheath3 I speak Hebrew & German enough to get by but Yiddish is a strange mix of the two that I cant get my head round.

[alanheath3]

@flute4hire OK Yiddish is a bit odd but it is very similar to German - and I think much simpler - especially for English speakers.

[flute4hire]

@alanheath3 German speaking is quite easy for english speakers, Hebrew writing I also find easy but speaking it is hard. So I can see how yiddish arose.

[flute4hire]

@flute4hire its not at all widley used any more, theres only the Satmar Hasidim realy use it.

[alanheath3]

@flute4hire Here in Poland it is very rare although very occasionally someone uses it. I come from near Gateshead in the UK and there it can be heard more often - although Hebrew is commoner.

[flute4hire]

@alanheath3 there isnt a Jewish comunity in gateshead is there? the main UK comunitys are London, Manchester & a small one in Leeds. All of which mainly speek English in the home & street & Hebrew in Shull. The Satmar Hasidim & a few Haradi comunitys are the only Yiddish speakers in the home in this day & age. Its almost extinct now but for those few isolated groups.

[alanheath3]

@flute4hire Have a look at my film Jewish Gateshead. They are Haredi - somewhat orthodox.  They originally come from Stanisławów or somewhere like that.

[flute4hire]

@alanheath3 just posted it to my facebook page, they look satmar