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Yugntruf – Youth for Yiddish (יוגנטרוף — יוגנט פֿאַר ייִדיש) is an organization of young Yiddish-speaking adults that is dedicated to the spread of the Yiddish language through various programs and events. It was founded by David Roskies and Gavi Trunk under the guidance of the late Dr. Mordkhe Schaechter in 1964.

Yiddish journalism
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Weekly newspapers:
List of Yiddish newspapers and periodicals Der Yid – New York Der Blatt – New York Di Tzeitung – New York Birobidzhaner Shtern – Russia
Monthly web newspapers:
Forverts – New York
Magazines
Dos Yiddishe Licht – Israel Maalos – New York Kindline – New York Yugntruf – New York
Hotline broadcasting
Kol Mevaser – Brooklyn
Radio programs
SBS Yiddish – Australia Kol Yisrael – Israel
Defunct
Yiddish Moment
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Name

Yugntruf (יוגנטרוף) means “call of [the] youth”^[1] and “call to youth”.^[2]^[3]

It combines the words yugnt (יוגנט, “youth; the young”) and ruf (רוף, “call”, cognate of German Ruf).^[3]

Activities

It hosts events such as

the Yidish-Tog (“Yiddish Day”), a day in New York in which programs are run in Yiddish.
the Svive Project, in which groups of Yiddish speakers come together to read and discuss in Yiddish. Svive (סבֿיבֿה) means “environment”.
the week-long Yidish-Vokh (“Yiddish Week”) retreat, held in Copake, New York, in which participants spend an entire week conversing completely in Yiddish.

In addition, Yugntruf sponsors a literary magazine as well as the publishing of books for children in Yiddish. Many members of Yugntruf have decided to raise their children as Yiddish speakers.

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