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6 Little-Known Jewish Languages
Jewish communities around the world created their own language.
When the ancient Israelites were slaves in Egypt, they assimilated into Egyptian society – with three key exceptions. They never lost their distinctive Jewish mode of dress, they maintained their Jewish names, and they kept their Jewish language. These three features enabled them to just barely hold on to their Jewish identity.
Scattered far and wide, Jewish communities have carved out distinctive languages, keeping them somewhat apart from the larger non-Jewish communities surrounding them. Dr. Mary Connertey, Teaching Professor Emeritus at Penn State Behrend, explained to Aish.com that “Anywhere we (Jews) have lived we created our own language.”
Being David Cohen
The apparent news that Joe Biden tapped me to help lead one of his new administration’s most important agencies left me in a bit of a tizz. Obviously, I’m only human and it’s immensely flattering when a new American president immediately names you as the next deputy director of the CIA. But I also felt puzzled.
For one thing, according to the media reports, the appointment would see me returning to this new position after having spent an earlier period in a ‘vital role combating illicit finance and developing economic sanctions against foreign governments’, including Russia, Iran and North Korea. Really? I had absolutely no idea. And surely even the staunchest supporter of ‘diversity’ in the ranks of a new American administration would draw the line at any requirement to include a New Zealander.