[78-L] Benny Goodman

[Jeff Sultanof]

Most likely it *was *Yiddlsh, especially during that period. Among most
Jewish families, Yiddish was spoken in the home, and English was spoken out
in the world. Parents relied on children to teach them English, which they
learned in school and out on the street.

This is based on what my parents and grandparents told me.

Jeff Sultanof

On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 9:09 AM, David Lennick <
dlennick at sympatico.ca.invalid> wrote:

>
> I'd go with Yiddish.
> dl
>
> > To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> > Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2016 14:55:56 +0200
> > From: saag at telia.com.invalid
> > Subject: [78-L] Benny Goodman
> >
> >
> > Benny Goodman was the son of Jewish immigrants from Europe, his father
> > from Warsaw, Poland, his mother from Kaunas, Lithuania, who met in the
> US.
> > According to some biographic records Benny's mother never learned to
> > speak or write English.
> > But what was Benny's mother tongue? What did the family speak at home?
> > Yiddish? English? Polish? Lithuanian? Russian? (Both Lithuania and
> > Poland was under Russian rule at the time when Benny's parents grew up).
> > I've searched the net without finding the answer. Anyone knows or wants
> > to take a guess?
> > Kristjan
> >
> >
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