Mameloshn Thriving in Montreal; Bialik School Teaches in Yiddish -- and Three Other Languages From: Forward | Date: August 13, 2004| Author: | . Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Silberberg, Jason
Forward
08-13-2004
When Eli Batalion graduated from high school in 1997, he was able to speak
four languages fluently. And when he was asked to give a valedictory
address at the graduation ceremony, he chose to do so in the language
closest to his heart, informing the audience, in eloquent Yiddish, "...Duss
iz mayn identitet. Kh'bin a poylisher yid." ("This is my identity. I'm a
Polish Jew.")

Batalion graduated from Bialik High School, a Labor Zionist school that is
part of a secular Jewish education system in Montreal known as the "Jewish
People's Schools and Peretz Schools" ...

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