(NAME-MCE) FW: survey sent through my High School Alumni Assoc...

[Jacqueline Leak]

Subject: survey sent through my High School Alumni Assoc...

 





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>*From:* Private list for Wexner Foundation participants [mailto:


>WEXNER at SHAMASH.ORG] *On Behalf Of *Sarah Bunin Benor


>*Sent:* Monday, July 07, 2008 3:19 PM


>*To:* WEXNER at SHAMASH.ORG


>*Subject:* Survey on Language and Identity


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>You are invited to participate in an interesting and entertaining survey


>about language.  Essentially, we're asking about the spread of Yiddish


(and


>some Hebrew) among English speakers in North America.  We're turning to


both


>Jews and non-Jews to answer questions like these: Who uses Yiddish words


>like "shmooze" and "daven" and phrases like


"Money, shmoney"?  Why do some


>people say "temple" while others say "shul"? 
 Who


prefers biblical names for


>their babies?  Your responses will help us answer these and other


questions,


>and you might learn something about yourself in the process.  Please set


>aside 15-20 minutes, and click on this link to participate.


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>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=9eQwWyblG_2b8ixLqbt6QFhg_3d_3d


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>Please forward this e-mail to your friends and family.  We are hoping to


get


>thousands of responses from people of all religions, ages, and regions of


>the United States and Canada.  If you have any questions, feel free to


>e-mail Prof. Sarah Bunin Benor <sbenor at huc.edu> or Prof. Steven M.


Cohen <


>Steve34nyc at aol.com>.


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>Sincerely,


>Prof. Sarah Bunin Benor


>Prof. Steven M. Cohen


>Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion


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