Who reads Yiddish today and why?

[Zackary]

No one. No - nearly no one. Why nearly?

[Rozzer]

Don't know Yiddish. Wish I did. I remember my grandmother reading the Forward. But Yiddish was banned from our house. And all accented speech. We had to speak plain American. What a shame. Now that I'm retired (a new thing), I'd like to learn some Yiddish. Any ideas about the best way(s) of doing that? Yiddish has always sounded to me like a party going on next door. My grandparents would tell a Yiddish joke and everyone of my parents' age would laugh and laugh. If I asked about it, they'd respond that I just wouldn't understand.

[Zackary]

There are a number of people these days who are interested in learning Yiddish. I would find a university, synagogue, Jewish Community Center...or on-line resource. All of these might offer Yiddish courses. Good luck!