Tayere Khaverim,
Substantial, sustained funding for Yiddish infrastructure and pedagogy? Donors who understand the value of Yiddish culture for the future? Zise Khaloymes. I know.
Too many of us are struggling to realize our projects, getting by on passion and a few scraped together dollars. But our plays, magazines, reading groups and all our other projects are so precious because they are for us, by us. No ulterior motives, no Jewish babies rhetoric. We are the face of Jewish continuity, living Jewish lives in a Jewish language within rich Jewish communities. And we deserve all the funding and support that is given to any other Jewish youth movement.
I had the idea for this blog so that we can brainstorm together about our dream projects and show the mainstream Jewish world that we are not an anomaly, not a revival, not a bunch of scattered weirdos but that we are a real movement and a real community. Not all of us have the same goals or ideology, but we do all share the same belief in the inherent worth of Yiddish and Yiddish culture as an important part of Jewish life. I'm hoping that we can share ideas, inspire each other and, ultimately, demand (yes, demand!) the Jewish community allocate equal respect, and resources, to us. And the first step in that process is us figuring out what we want.
So, I ask that you think about your dream resource and write one post per project. Be as clear and specific as you can, and limit your ranting if possible. Right now you'll only be preaching to the choir.
Thank you all, and I look forward to seeing what you have to add!
-rokhl
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Substantial, sustained funding for Yiddish infrastructure and pedagogy? Donors who understand the value of Yiddish culture for the future? Zise Khaloymes. I know.
Too many of us are struggling to realize our projects, getting by on passion and a few scraped together dollars. But our plays, magazines, reading groups and all our other projects are so precious because they are for us, by us. No ulterior motives, no Jewish babies rhetoric. We are the face of Jewish continuity, living Jewish lives in a Jewish language within rich Jewish communities. And we deserve all the funding and support that is given to any other Jewish youth movement.
I had the idea for this blog so that we can brainstorm together about our dream projects and show the mainstream Jewish world that we are not an anomaly, not a revival, not a bunch of scattered weirdos but that we are a real movement and a real community. Not all of us have the same goals or ideology, but we do all share the same belief in the inherent worth of Yiddish and Yiddish culture as an important part of Jewish life. I'm hoping that we can share ideas, inspire each other and, ultimately, demand (yes, demand!) the Jewish community allocate equal respect, and resources, to us. And the first step in that process is us figuring out what we want.
Too many of us are struggling to realize our projects, getting by on passion and a few scraped together dollars. But our plays, magazines, reading groups and all our other projects are so precious because they are for us, by us. No ulterior motives, no Jewish babies rhetoric. We are the face of Jewish continuity, living Jewish lives in a Jewish language within rich Jewish communities. And we deserve all the funding and support that is given to any other Jewish youth movement.
I had the idea for this blog so that we can brainstorm together about our dream projects and show the mainstream Jewish world that we are not an anomaly, not a revival, not a bunch of scattered weirdos but that we are a real movement and a real community. Not all of us have the same goals or ideology, but we do all share the same belief in the inherent worth of Yiddish and Yiddish culture as an important part of Jewish life. I'm hoping that we can share ideas, inspire each other and, ultimately, demand (yes, demand!) the Jewish community allocate equal respect, and resources, to us. And the first step in that process is us figuring out what we want.
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