Re: [Cz-L] yiddish

My grandfather, Lorenz Kopecki, who came from Czernowitz, to Canada, in
1911 or so, spoke fluent Yiddish and 12 other languages. He was a Brick
Mason and traveled all over Europe (while still living there). He was about
26 years old when they left for Canada. We still don't know if he himself
was Jewish like his wife. So, I have a question. Would someone who is not
Jewish speak fluent Yiddish?

Thanks to anyone who has an idea on this subject.

Helene Spacek


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From: "cornel fleming" <cornel.fleming_at_virgin.net>
To: <Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>
Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 12:01 PM
Subject: [Cz-L] yiddish


> Hi all, this is a comment i just have to make! All of my family spoke
> czernowitzer deutsch at home. Since we had Vienna connections there were
> wienerisch words thrown in...but we did not speak Yiddish . yet, somewhere
> along the line i seem to have absorbed all this and i have not got a clue
> how. It must have been in the czernowitz air!!!! cornel
>
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