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Judeo-Tat or Juhuri (Cuhuri, Жугьури, ז׳אוּהאוּראִ) is a Judeo-Persian dialect and the traditional language spoken by the Mountain Jews in the eastern Caucasus Mountains, especially Azerbaijan, parts of Russia and today in Israel. [1]
Poet Sergey Izgiyayev in 1970 Poet Zoya Semenduyeva. Judeo-Tat literature is rich in folklore. [1] The most popular narrators of folklore at the beginning of the 20th century were Mordecai ben Avshalom (1860–1925), [2] [3] Shaul Simandu (1856–1939), [4] Khizgil Dadashev (1860–1945) [5] and Aibolo of Tarki.
In the 1920s, the process of romanization of scripts was underway in the USSR.In May 1925, Y. Agarunov compiled the first draft of a Latinized alphabet for Mountain Jews. On May 15–20, 1926, at the regional congress of Mountain Jews in Nalchik, it was decided to transfer the Tat writing system to a Latin graphic basi
Starting from the 1860s, many well-off families switched to home-schooling, hiring private tutors, who taught their sons not only Hebrew, but also Russian. [55] In the early 20th century, with advance of sovietization , Judeo-Tat became the language of instruction at newly founded elementary schools attended by both Mountain Jewish boys and girls.
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Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, thousands of Mountain Jews moved to Israel. [6] During the First Chechen War, some left due to the violence.Despite the usual close relations between Jews and Chechens, many were kidnapped by Chechen gangs who ransomed their freedom to "the international Jewish community."
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In addition, due to greater integration of Haredim, many families in Yiddish-speaking Haredi communities have switched to using primarily Hebrew at home, which has led to the launch preservation campaigns among these communities. [36] In a 2013 survey, about 2% of Israelis over the age of 20 recorded Yiddish as their native language. [13]