"Yiddish is Alive and Well in NY"
Pete Rushefsky spotted this in the NY Times last week:
October 17, 2007, 10:15 am
A Yiddish Revival, With New York Leading the Way
By Sewell Chan
The question was bound to come up at some point: Vifl fun aykh do redn yidish? (How many of you here speak Yiddish?) About half of the audience raised their hands—some after a moment’s hesitation.
The audience had gathered Tuesday evening in the basement auditorium at the Museum of the City of New York for a panel discussion, “Yiddish Is Alive and Well and Living in New York,” that traced the language’s rich history and future prospects.