For centuries, European Jews enjoyed literature and drama in one of the most expressive languages on both continents: Yiddish. When they came to America, they brought with them their books, their stories and their culture, often only captured in the language of books. This delightful center pays homage to the history, tradition and incredible wealth of culture and art that was told in the Yiddish language, and that existed in a universe almost parallel to the English one. On display are books, films, artifacts and presses from an era was Yiddish was the first language of many Jewish immigrants, an era that has now largely disappeared.
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