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To: Albion Wilde
I guess you will have to buy the book.

I can assume the Jews were speaking Yiddish as that is supposed to be an international common language amongst Jews, I guess like Latin was to Catholics. The article mentions he attended a British school until the US and Britain declared war on Japan so he probably learned English there. Just assumptions.

14 posted on 06/30/2018 11:08:05 AM PDT by BBell (Ich bin Eine Wenig Teekanne ):>()
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To: BBell
I can assume the Jews were speaking Yiddish as that is supposed to be an international common language amongst Jews, I guess like Latin was to Catholics.

A Jewish friend told me that Yiddish is mostly German with some slight pronunciation differences. He gave me a few examples. Every time i've heard Yiddish, it sounded very much like German.

24 posted on 06/30/2018 2:31:54 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: BBell
The article mentions he attended a British school until the US and Britain declared war on Japan so he probably learned English there.

Good catch!

At any rate, wonderful story. Hope the book brings him much fulfillment.

27 posted on 06/30/2018 6:28:40 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob law." --Abraham Lincoln)
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