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May 11, 2022

Is a Jewish Language Really Still Spoken by Non-Jews in Bavaria?

By Philologos

Only in Schopfloch, as far as I know, have a large number of originally Jewish words survived in the speech of the local populace to this day.

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Mosaic reader Brigitte Goldstein writes:

I recently came across a post on Facebook about a Jewish language that is still spoken by the non-Jewish inhabitants of a village in Bavaria called Schopfloch. It’s in German, but if you can read it, you may find it of interest.

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