Yiddishkeit

[ yid-ish-kahyt ]
/ ˈyɪd ɪʃˌkaɪt /

noun Yiddish.

Jewish tradition, culture, character, or heritage.

Example sentences from the Web for yiddishkeit

  • You shall see what an example of Yiddishkeit I will give to a link generation.

    The Grandchildren of the Ghetto |Israel Zangwill

  • He wanted eighty roubles, and swore by his kosher Yiddishkeit (ritually pure Judaism) that the affair would cost him seventy-five.

    Ghetto Comedies |Israel Zangwill