HOLY SCRIPT | 2004-10-23
Yiddish is the old form of German that was spoken in the ghettoes. I speak German, but when I learned Afrikaans I was able to converse in Yiddish. So it is not that difficult a language.
What makes Yiddish seem so alien is that it is written in Hebrew script.
Heiroglyphics disappeared after Christianity took over Egypt because it was considered unholy. When Islam took over a country, the language had to be written in Arabic script. The script was holy to Christians, Muslems and Jews.
When the conquistadores took over all the old picture writings were burned. There are only eight left.
When the Muslems took over Iran all the old Zoroastrian script was burned. When Christianity took over Northern Europe all the old runic script was burned.
And I am the only person who mentions it.