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On the frontiers of Ashkenaz: translating into Yiddish, then and now.
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IN YIDDISH CULTURE TRANSLATION PLAYS A FOUNDATIONAL role. Because it is a language that never stands alone, translations both into and out of Yiddish provide strategic opportunities for considering the shifting linguistic and cultural frontiers of Ashkenaz. More than items of linguistic or literary interest, translations can be regarded as sites of cultural engagement that reveal the contingent nature of Yiddish vis-a-vis other languages at a given time and place. In addition to the...
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