The last stronghold of the Spaniolish language, the Spanish-Jewish tongue which has survived among the Sephardic Jews here, collapsed with today’s decision of the Sephardim of Angora to introduce the Turkish language among all congregations. Classes in Turkish will be opened under the auspices of the Jewish community organization.
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