Jiddish related to Gothic?

[d.faltin@hispeed.ch [gothic-l]]

Hi Tore,
  
 again, you are much better off dropping this theory. Why do you think the Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern Europe call themselves "Jews from Germany"? Of course there was a large migration of Jews from towns like Speyer, Worms and Strassburg in the middle ages. In particular the Polish King Kazimir the Great called upon the Jews in the west to settle in his realm and so they did in large numbers. Read the links below for details.
  
 Casimir III the Great - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir_III_the_Great

 
 
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir_III_the_Great 
 
 Casimir III the Great - Wikipedia, the free encycl... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir_III_the_Great Casimir III the Great (Polish: Kazimierz III Wielki; 30 April 1310 – 5 November 1370) who reigned in 1333–1370, was the last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty, ...
 
 
 
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 History of the Jews in Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Poland
 
 
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Poland 
 
 History of the Jews in Poland - Wikipedia, the free ency... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Poland The history of the Jews in Poland dates back over a millennium.[5] For centuries, Poland was home to the largest and most significant Jewish community in the worl...
 
 
 
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