Re: [Cz-L] Ruthenian

Because Yiddish was not considered a language !
Hardy
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From: "Judith Baker" <judithlbaker_at_hotmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 8:15 PM
Subject: RE: [Cz-L] Ruthenian

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> My Jewish great-grandmother (who died before I was born)=2C reported on US
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> Census records that she was from "Austria" and that her first language was
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> "Ruthenian"...Now that I'm reading these messages=2C I'm wondering why her
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> first language wouldn't have been Yiddish...Any thoughts?
> Judy Baker
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