Jewish Languages of Brooklyn: A Walking Tour

Jewish Languages of Brooklyn: A Walking Tour is your chance to experience the music, food, and communities that embody the many (and often endangered) Jewish languages that have made a home in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn is a global center for endangered Jewish linguistic diversity. Though usually related to non-Jewish languages, Jewish languages are distinct and rooted in the varied circumstances of diasporic Jewish life over the past two millennia. Today Jewish languages with origins everywhere from Morocco to Yemen to Azerbaijan are still remembered and to some extent used in an area of the borough stretching from Midwood to Brighton Beach. 

This unique walking tour focuses on a core zone around Ocean Parkway, featuring encounters with speakers of several Jewish languages and glimpses of Ashkenazi, Syrian/Levantine, North African, and Juhuri (Judeo-Tat) community institutions, including food and music.

Jewish Languages of Brooklyn: A Walking Tour is presented in partnership with The Neighborhood:…