Yiddish is at least as divergent from Hochdeutsch as Platt or Dutch. It has significant Hebrew, Aramaic, Slavic and Lithuanian derived vocabulary and the word order is significantly influenced by Slavic languages. It’s pretty easy to learn if you speak German but so is Danish.
Ashkenaz is not just a tradition, it’s an ethnic grouping, even if Galicians and Litvaks are historical sub groups.
Hasidim are not uneducated. They’re highly educated in something you do not, it seems, value, Jewish religious law. They do not live in a manner like they did in the Pale of Settlement. They’re much less economically active and far more integrated into the political community.
Comments
Yiddish is at least as divergent from Hochdeutsch as Platt or Dutch. It has significant Hebrew, Aramaic, Slavic and Lithuanian derived vocabulary and the word order is significantly influenced by Slavic languages. It’s pretty easy to learn if you speak German but so is Danish.
Ashkenaz is not just a tradition, it’s an ethnic grouping, even if Galicians and Litvaks are historical sub groups.
Hasidim are not uneducated. They’re highly educated in something you do not, it seems, value, Jewish religious law. They do not live in a manner like they did in the Pale of Settlement. They’re much less economically active and far more integrated into the political community.