In today's world, Yiddish Wikipedia has become a topic of great relevance and interest to a large number of people. From its impact on society to its influence on popular culture, Yiddish Wikipedia has captured the attention of millions of individuals around the world. Whether through studies, debates or simply everyday conversations, Yiddish Wikipedia has proven its importance in our daily lives. In this article, we will explore in depth the different facets of Yiddish Wikipedia, from its origins to its evolution today, with the aim of shedding light on this fascinating and relevant topic.
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Type of site | Internet encyclopedia project |
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Available in | Yiddish |
Headquarters | Miami, Florida |
Owner | Wikimedia Foundation |
URL | yi.wikipedia.org |
Commercial | No |
Registration | Optional |
The Yiddish Wikipedia is the Yiddish-language version of Wikipedia. It was founded on March 3, 2004, and the first article was written November 28 of that year.
The Yiddish Wikipedia has 15,451 articles as of April 2024. There are 52,259 registered users (including bots); 41 are active, including 4 administrators.
Like all Wikipedias it generates hits from Yiddish words typed in Google and other search engines, with Wikipedia articles often appearing at the top of the results for that word.
In accordance with the norms for the Yiddish language, it is written almost exclusively in Hebrew script, and not in Latin script.
In 2007, conflict among editors on the site, especially between editors who were mostly active on the Hebrew Wikipedia site, led to the proposed closure of the Yiddish Wikipedia. While the closure did not take place, continuing conflict between editors continue due to opposing interests of group members regarding shared and interrelated doctrines about Jewishness.
The Yiddish Wikipedia reached 6,000 articles on March 8, 2009. The 6,000th article is יהושע העשיל תאומים-פרענקל, a rabbi. The 7,000th article is חנינא סגן הכהנים, a page about the tanna Hanina Segan ha-Kohanim created on December 24, 2009.
Combined, the different Hasidic groups form the largest Yiddish-speaking community in the world today. Therefore, many new articles are about Hasidic rabbis.
Other examples of the Yiddish Wikipedia's extensive coverage on Orthodox Judaism in general, and Hasidic Judaism in particular, are:
Number of user accounts | Number of articles | Number of files | Number of active users | Number of administrators |
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52259 | 15451 | 1059 | 41 | 4 |