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The Yiddish flag (Yiddish: ײִדישע פֿאָן) is the symbol of the Yiddish language and culture. The design of the flag consists of two horizontal black stripes on a white background, which recalls the Orthodox Ashkenazi Tallit, the Jewish prayer shawl and of a Menorah, the oldest Jewish symbol, in the centre, between the stripes.

The black stripes from the Tallit are a remembrance to the destruction of the Holy Temple and the exile of Jews, this also refers to the fact, that the Yiddish language evolved in the Galut. The Yiddish flag is similar to the Israeli flag, but that has a Magen David ("Star of David"), instead of a Menorah and has blue stripes, which represent the symbolic end of the Diaspora. ^[1]^[2]

References

^ Strassfeld, Michael (2006). "Part Two: The Three Paths". A Book of Life: Embracing Judaism as a Spiritual Practice. Woodstock, Vermont: Jewish Lights Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 1-58023-247-7. Retrieved 18 December 2011. The tallit may be any combination of colors, but until recently it was most commonly white with black stripes. In modern times blue stripes have become more common. Blue and white, the colors associated with the State of Israel and its flag, actually originated as the 'Jewish colors' because of the tallit.
^ Dosick, Wayne D. (1995). Living Judaism: The Complete Guide to Jewish Belief, Tradition, and Practice. Harper San Francisco. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-06-062119-3. Retrieved 18 December 2011. The tallit is sometimes decorated with black stripes, which some say is a remembrance or memorial to the destruction of the Holy Temple and the exile.

[1] Strassfeld, Michael (2006). "Part Two: The Three Paths". A Book of Life: Embracing Judaism as a Spiritual Practice. Woodstock, Vermont: Jewish Lights Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 1-58023-247-7. Retrieved 18 December 2011. The tallit may be any combination of colors, but until recently it was most commonly white with black stripes. In modern times blue stripes have become more common. Blue and white, the colors associated with the State of Israel and its flag, actually originated as the 'Jewish colors' because of the tallit.

[2] Dosick, Wayne D. (1995). Living Judaism: The Complete Guide to Jewish Belief, Tradition, and Practice. Harper San Francisco. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-06-062119-3. Retrieved 18 December 2011. The tallit is sometimes decorated with black stripes, which some say is a remembrance or memorial to the destruction of the Holy Temple and the exile.

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Yiddish flag (ײִדישע פֿאָן)


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