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Jothar
One more point, please. IF it is so supposedly holy even to the Hungarians, WHY, oh why, do so many of them prefer to speak “heimish” instead? Back in that place called the “heim”, where public antisemitism was rife, and the streets were strewn with manure, the Jews living there mostly spoke the Magyar tongue, and persist to use it to this day with nostalgia. Maybe it’s the nigun that makes it appear sweet?
In the Hungarian-tradition yeshivos in the USA they use Yiddish exclusively, true, and those who do so were raised by Hungarian speaking mothers, who, apparently, didn’t sing them Yiddish lullybies.
Polish chasidism is more pragmatic and moved toward Ivrit long ago. Who is left in the “Yiddish only” camp besides the Hungarians? If they feel so strongly about it, let them speak Yiddish even after Moshiach comes. It is a beautiful language, expressive and juicy. Yet, to insist to others that it has a kedeeshoo? Please, stick to the important issues, like rioting against the Tzionim Huaririm, and destroying the Medinoo Hatmayoo. Those vital causes will definitely win you more followers into the Yiddish-speaking camp. The only problem is the kind of followers those will be……