The Jewish Eye - Language Study Resources for Hebrew, Ladino, & Yiddish

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Language Study Resources for Hebrew, Yiddish, & Ladino

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Resources fo Language Study

Hebrew
Ladino
Yiddish

Hebrew

The Academy of the Hebrew Language
The Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature
Foundation Stone
Free, downloadable Hebrew application (program) for practing your Hebrew vocabulary. This is an excellent program, and you can add your own study list to the program. Foundation Stone also offers a free Online Hebrew Tutorial.
Hebrew Fonts
Downloadable Hebrew fonts for PC and Macintosh computers.
Hebrew Language Tutorials
A collection of free, interactive Hebrew tutorials from the University of Texas.

Ladino (Judeo-Spanish)

The Ladino Alef- Bet
Notes from a Ladino literature class taught at Lehrhaus Judaica in Berkeley.
Ladino and Haketia Melodies
A small, but nice collection MP3 songs and melodies in Ladino and Haketia (a Ladino dialect from Morrocco).
A Quick Explanation of Ladino
A detailed overview of the history of Ladino from the Ladino Preservation Council.

Yiddish

Also see our Yiddish Resources Page
Ariga: A Glossary of Yiddish Expressions
A nice list of Yiddish expressions (in transliterated Yiddish) with English definitions.
Der Bay - Anglo-Yiddish Newsletter
This is much more than a newsletter. Here you'll find a calender of Yiddish events, information for the disabled, Yiddish Word Lists, Pen Pals, a list of Klezmer bands, and much more.
League for Yiddish
From their website: "The goals of the League for Yiddish are: to encourage people to speak Yiddish in their everyday life; to enhance the prestige of Yiddish as a living language, both within and outside the Yiddish-speaking community; and to promote the modernization of Yiddish." In addition, on their website you can purchase Yiddish books, and learn about the Yiddish Writers' Film Project and the 'all-Yiddish' Afn Shvel magazine. You can also read sample articles from Afn Shvel online, and more...
Shtetl Library: Yiddish Language and Culture
Part of the virtual Shtetl, this 'virtual' library is an excellent resource for anyone interested in Yiddish books, language, and culture.

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