The Holocaust and scripts in Europe: writing on the wall?

Tomasz Kamusella

The Holocaust and scripts in Europe: writing on the wall?

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In today’s Europe hardly anyone gives a second thought to the letters people use to write, as they are almost invariably from the Latin alphabet. This is followed by the use of Cyrillic in Bulgaria and Ukraine, and the Greek alphabet in Cyprus and Greece. Yet, until the Holocaust, Hebrew was the continent’s third-largest script by number of users.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	New Eastern Europe
Publisher	The Jan Nowak-Jeziorański College of Eastern Europe (Kolegium Europy Wschodniej)
Publication status	Published - 18 Apr 2025

Keywords

Holocaust
Yiddish
Hebrew script
Politics of script
Antisemitism
Europe

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Holokaustas ir raštas Europoje: nelaimę pranašaujantis įrašas lemties knygoje?
Translated title of the contribution: The Holocaust and scripts in Europe: writing on the wall?Kamusella, T., 11 May 2025, LRT (Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija / Lithuanian National Radio and Television).
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The Holocaust and scripts in Europe: writing on the wall?

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Holokaustas ir raštas Europoje: nelaimę pranašaujantis įrašas lemties knygoje?

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