The Yiddish language was once almost universal in European Jewish communities. But the Holocaust didn't just result in the death of 5 million Yiddish speakers and the decimation of the communities in which it thrived. It also led to changes in the language itself, as Jews living in ghettos and concentration camps had to create new words to describe their new reality.
In an interview hosted by Charlie Zimmerman, the JX visited with , author of .
