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  Yiddish in Movies
AUGUST 28, 2008 THURSDAY AT 3PM CT
 
FROM WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO
  Woody Allen sprinkled his early movies with Yiddish; Mel Brooks used it as an insider's joke in movies like Blazing Saddles and The Producers. But how in the world did Yiddish end up in Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns?

Guest
  • Neal Karlen, author of "The Story of Yiddish: How a Mish-Mosh of Languages Saved the Jews"
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