In Mexico City, a Famed School System Retreats From the Teaching of Yiddish: Some Administrators Say Hebrew Is the Wave of the Jewish Future, But Teachers and Students Are Not Going Down Without a ... Forward | April 27, 2001| | . Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

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In Mexico City, a Famed School System Retreats From the Teaching of
Yiddish: Some Administrators Say Hebrew Is the Wave of the Jewish Future,
But Teachers and Students Are Not Going Down Without a Fight

By ITZIK GOTTESMAN

MEXICO CITY -- Mexico City's Yiddish day schools, long the pride of the
Yiddishist world, are reeling from an administrative decision that could
strongly change their character: a drastic cutback in the hours of Yiddish
instruction. The three day schools teach students the Yiddish language,
Yiddish literature and Jewish history -- all in Yiddish.

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