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Gold says he feels the recent upswing in interest in Yiddish stems from students wanting to read literature and to preserve their ties to "family" and to the "destroyed community" of Yiddish-speaking Jews who died in the Nazi Holocaust.
While no one coming to Harvard for a conference or to teach has been barred, the overruled attempt to deport exiled South African poet Dennis Brutus and other recent incidents have sparked concern here that such restricions may be on the upswing.
The demand is so great that the number of neon workshops in the nation has risen from fewer than 500 ten years ago to more than 1,000 (although that is still below the pre-World War II total of 1,500). The upswing is more than fashionable nostalgia. "This...
One of the most buoyant parts of the economy is the housing industry, which is benefiting from a decline in mortgage rates. Surveys by the Shearson Lehman Brothers investment firm show that the average interest charge on a fixed-rate mortgage for 25 years or more has dipped from 14.5...
The "Reagan Revolution failed to address the issues that pose the greatest long-term threat to America's economy. Glow growth in both the GNP and productivity give the economy fewer resources to use in the future. Even after two years of plenty created by budget deficits and an upswing...