"I went there with the romantic belief that it might become the world center for a self-sustaining Yiddish culture."

As the Jewish population grew, so did the impact of Yiddish culture on the region.

I realised how deeply cinema had taken root in Yiddish popular culture before the first world war.

This group worked to preserve and promote Yiddish culture and support members involvement in the labor movement.

In her childhood her father exposed her to the Yiddish culture.

Numerous workshops, discussion groups and seminars are also held on topics related to Yiddish culture.

Shalit's work to promote Yiddish culture continues into the 21st century.

But by the time it filtered down to me, there wasn't much Yiddish culture left in my family.

A second smaller group in the 1930s tried to create a connection between avantgarde art and Yiddish culture.

How far the show will go toward fostering the embryonic revival of interest in Yiddish culture is not clear.