PAST Coproductions: YIDDISH AS
A EUROPEAN LANGUAGE
Short Description
The ancient German based language, Yiddish, is experiencing a vivid
rebirth today. The phenomenon occurs not only in the US and Israel
but also in the big Jewish communities all over Europe. The Yiddish
language has been influenced by several European languages, especially
by Eastern European languages like Polish, Russian or Czech. On
the other hand, Yiddish vocabulary appears in the feuilleton pages
of international English language newspapers as well as on menus
in New York, Copenhagen, London or Paris.
Where does it come from ? What is its history ? Where and how is
it used today?
This co-production on the Yiddish language aims to answer all these
questions and could be a good example for co-operation between European
regional tv stations.
Duration: 15 to 30 minutes
Latest Development
BR Munich has produced two programmes of 45 minutes about the Yiddish
language. This material could be used as a start for a programme
exchange. BR Munich has about 200 hours of raw material on Yiddish
and the author is interested in a cooperation ( question of rights
needs to be settled ).
Contact
BR Munich, Tel +49 89 3806-5997, Fax +49 89 38067722. |
