(JTA) — When Meena Viswanath signed on more than two years ago to help Duolingo, the world’s largest language learning app, create its first Yiddish course, she knew it wouldn’t be easy. But Viswanath ...

For about six months in 2018, I spent every Thursday night alone in Siberia. It wasn’t nearly as cold or desolate as its namesake, especially after the longtime New Orleans dive bar underwent a ...

The Duolingo learning app on Tuesday is adding a new language to its offerings: Yiddish. It's the 40th language to be added to the app — and one that builds on efforts to include languages that are ...

This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. It’s not every day that Yiddish dialectology becomes the subject of intense debate on Facebook and Twitter. But that’s just what happened ...

Duolingo, the online language learning app, is set to launch its 40th language: Yiddish. According to Jewish Insider, the new Yiddish course was developed over the span of five years, while adding ...

Kvetch. Mensch. Mazel tov. Schmooze. Colorful Yiddish words and phrases have been in America’s collective cultural bloodstream throughout generations — and many more might soon follow. Duolingo, the ...

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PITTSBURGH — East Liberty-based Duolingo is offering a free bagel to anyone who speaks the Yiddish phrase of “ken ikh hubn a baygl mit shmirkeyz,” or “I would like a bagel with schmear,” as a way to ...

When was the last time you ordered at a deli counter in Yiddish? If the answer is never, fear not. Duolingo, known as the world’s top language learning app, is here to help eager Yiddish speakers get ...

The Hebrew-High German language is the 40th to join the platform, which has more than 42 million active users. After massive spike, Duolingo sees 'steady' user growth in 2020 Duolingo calls on elected ...