Lesson 7:4

Life After – Family and Hope

Yiddish and Jewish Culture

The film has used a contemporary Yiddish song, You Need a Bit of Mazel (Luck). Give as many reasons as you can to suggest why this song was chosen to end the film.

Yiddish was used throughout the film. What is Yiddish and why was it so vital prior to the Second World War?

Extension Activity

Yiddish was the shared language amongst Ashkenazi Jews. Research how Yiddish is being given a new lease of life.

The other main group of Jews are Sephardim. What was the common language shared by Sephardi communities?