Yiddish is the lingua franca of New York City. A wonderfully soulful and colorful language that is being lost in the west and practically wiped out in Israel (I stand to be corrected on that point). Also getting lost is the food of Jewish Eastern Europe as “healthy” Shepardic and Israeli stuff is getting popular. I don’t think it is a patch on the delicious, hardy foods that I grew up with. Hummus! Yuck!
“practically wiped out in Israel (I stand to be corrected on that point)”
No, that’s correct.
When I was a kid in Israel, it was technically illegal.
Same with Ladino.
The heavy-handed goal was to unify the various Jewish groups from the Diaspora and speak one language — Hebrew.
Israeli restaurants here are mostly vegan (hummus) :) healthy stuff!