In Religion News Service: As Israel divides Jewish communities, Yiddish draws a new generation

Francesca Rubinson, left, manager of social justice at the Workers Circle, a Jewish nonprofit in Manhattan, and her colleague, Yasha Giner, Yiddish culture and social justice organizer at the Workers Circle, exchange ideas at Giner’s desk about their work on the college ambassador program. (Photo by Nirvani Williams/NEPM)

Religion News Service explored the rising interest in learning Yiddish among young people and spoke to Francesca Rubinson among others about ways to engage in Yiddish language and culture today through the Workers Circle programs.

“It’s been so meaningful for many young people these days, post Oct. 7, to explore what Yiddish language and culture can mean for them, especially because many of them had Yiddish speakers in their own family just a couple generations ago.”
– Francesca Rubinson, Manager of Social Justice at the Workers Circle

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