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Avi K: “CG, the incidennt I described in fact happened in Bene Beraq but I am also an observer of the Yerushalkayim scene. Ltvaks speak Hebrew or English (there is a large immigrant population)except for a few who are old enough to have learnewd with European-born rabbanim. Chassidim are divided.Most speak Hebrew but some, especially in Mea Shearim speak Yiddish for political reasons.In any case, one can easily get along in either city without knowing a word of Yiddish.”
While you “observed” the Yerushalayim scene, I was part of it for close to a decade. What the Chassidishe Gatesheader responded to you is 100% true.
For most Chassidim [besides Ger] Yiddish is their first language and some speak Ivrit just as well as Yiddish.
you wrote: “Chassidim are divided. Most speak Hebrew but some, especially in Mea Shearim speak Yiddish for political reasons.In any case, one can easily get along in either city without knowing a word of Yiddish.”
Chassidim are divided, -over language??? -Nonsense
THe Meah Shearim’niks [mainly the Ahrle’lach don’t ever speak Ivrit -even when going to goverment offices,. Instead they speak “Loshon Hakodesh” -which sounds like broken Ivrit to get their needs and wants across, which they do pretty well.