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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.
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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]
It hosts events such as
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.
Additional examples of unnecessary e before syllabic n [would be] yugent-ruf (Call of the Youth; p. 273), which should be yugntruf.
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Yugntruf ("call to youth" in Yiddish) cultivates the active use of the Yiddish language among today's youth
Une petite remarque concernant le nom Yugntruf: beaucoup de gens nous ont déjà demandé ce qu'était un "Truf" ? Le nom se compose, bien sûr, des deux éléments yugntetruf, ce qui signifie a ruf tsu der yugnt — « un appel à la jeunesse ».Translation: “A small comment about the name Yugntruf: Many have asked us what a "truf" is. The name comprises the two elements yugnt and ruf, which means ‘a call to [the] youth’ (a ruf tsu der yugnt).”
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