Yiddish on the Internet

This is a summary of the talk given in Melbourne by Raphael Finkel on Yiddish and the Internet.

 Raphael Finkel is Professor of Computer Science
at  the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.

He is in Melbourne on sabbatical at Monash University.



Over the past 20 years, the Yiddish speaking community has been turning to computers to help it overcome its geographic dispersion.

Professor Finkel's talk described the growth of Yiddish mailing lists, particularly Mendele, and the development of software for Yiddish creation, transmission, and archival storage.
 

Here are a few key points that Raphael Finkel discussed:
 

If you would like more information about Yiddish and the Internet,
Professor Finkel is available at the Kadimah Library on Wednesdays.

Email Raphael Finkel



Click here to view Raphael's amazing Yiddish website.