Author(s): Laurence Podslever
Journal: Bulletin du Centre de Recherche Français de Jérusalem
ISSN 2075-5287
Issue: 7;
Start page: 151;
Date: 2008;
Original page
ABSTRACT
In his preface, J. Baumgarten shows to what extent the ways in which Yiddish studies are conducted are indicative of the status and changes in Jewish studies, and one could easily include the various University fields related to it. Linguistics, for instance, has long held a key position both descriptively, but also as a repository for a dying language. The authors cite the inventory and indexing work on Yiddish as a long neglected or undervalued heritage, but argue that it should no longer b...
Journal: Bulletin du Centre de Recherche Français de Jérusalem
ISSN 2075-5287
Issue: 7;
Start page: 151;
Date: 2008;
Original page
ABSTRACT
In his preface, J. Baumgarten shows to what extent the ways in which Yiddish studies are conducted are indicative of the status and changes in Jewish studies, and one could easily include the various University fields related to it. Linguistics, for instance, has long held a key position both descriptively, but also as a repository for a dying language. The authors cite the inventory and indexing work on Yiddish as a long neglected or undervalued heritage, but argue that it should no longer b...
