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Christmas in Yiddish Tradition: The Untold Story by Jordan Chad National Jewish Book Award Winner conflicting JewishOffers the provocative argument that Jews had long celebrated Christmas in the Old World" This book seeks to answer a perplexing question: Why were Christmas traditions once transmitted in Yiddish, a language exclusive to non Christians? Back in Europe, Yiddish speaking Jews traditionally let loose on Christmas Eve with feasting, drinking, dancing, and gambling. Scholars have previously assumed this Christmas Eve vacation from Torah study to have been