Yugntruf


Yugntruf – Youth for Yiddish is an organization of young Yiddish-speaking adults that is dedicated to the spread of the Yiddish language through various programs and events. It was founded by David Roskies and Gavi Trunk under the guidance of the late Dr. Mordkhe Schaechter in 1964.

Name

Yugntruf means “call of youth”
and “call to youth”.
It combines the words yugnt and ruf.

Activities

It hosts events such as
In addition, Yugntruf sponsors a as well as the publishing of books for children in Yiddish. Many members of Yugntruf have decided to raise their children as Yiddish speakers.

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