- yiddishism
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Yiddishism — [yid′ishiz΄əm] n. a Yiddish word, phrase, or idiom … English World dictionary
Yiddishism — noun Date: 1904 1. a usage, word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to Yiddish 2. a movement characterized by advocacy of the Yiddish language and culture • Yiddishist noun or adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Yiddishism — Yiddishist, n. /yid i shiz euhm/, n. 1. a word, phrase, or linguistic feature characteristic of or peculiar to Yiddish. 2. the advocacy of Yiddish language and literature. [1925 30; YIDDISH + ISM] * * * … Universalium
Yiddishism — noun 1》 a Yiddish word or idiom. 2》 advocacy of Yiddish culture. Derivatives Yiddishist noun … English new terms dictionary
Yiddishism — Yid•dish•ism [[t]ˈyɪd ɪˌʃɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) ling. a word, phrase, or linguistic feature characteristic of or peculiar to Yiddish 2) the advocacy of Yiddish language and literature • Etymology: 1925–30 Yid′dish•ist, n … From formal English to slang
yiddishism — diˌshizəm noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: yiddish (I) + ism 1. : a movement characterized by advocacy of the Yiddish language and culture 2. : a usage, word … Useful english dictionary
ZHITLOWSKY, CHAIM — (1865–1943), Yiddish philosopher and writer. Zhitlowsky was the chief theoretician of galut ( Diaspora ) nationalism and Yiddishism. Born in a small town near Vitebsk, Russia, he gave up his studies at 15 when he became a Socialist, and moved to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Sholem Aleichem — Infobox Writer name = Sholem Naumovich Rabinovich imagesize = 240px caption = Sholem Aleichem s stories in Yiddish, with the author s portrait and signature pseudonym = Sholem Aleichem ( yi. שלום־עליכם) birthdate = OldStyleDate|March… … Wikipedia
Itche Goldberg — (March 22, 1904 December 27, 2006) was a Yiddish writer of children s books, poet, librettist, educator, literary critic, camp director, publisher, fundraiser, essayist, literary editor, Yiddish language and culture scholar, and left wing… … Wikipedia
Chaim Zhitlowsky — Chaim Zhitlowsky. Chaim Zhitlowsky (Yiddish: חײם זשיטלאָװסקי; Russian: Хаим Осипович Житловский) (April 19, 1865 May 6, 1943) was a Jewish socialist, philosopher, social and political thinker, writer and literary critic born in the Russian Empire … Wikipedia
