Jon Stewart and Jason Bateman Shmooze in Yiddish
The great Yiddishist Leo Rosten was hopefully rolling (with laughter) in his grave last night. The late author of the book “The Joy of Yiddish” worked very hard during his lifetime to bring the dying Yiddish language into the mainstream. Last night’s five minute dialogue between actor Jason Bateman and Jon Stewart included more Yiddish…