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Colm Toibin’s Novel “The Magician,” the Hebrew Edition of Which Was Published a Few Weeks Ago (Schocken Press, Translated by Nitsa Ben Ari), Is a Story About Th

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 ...