[GreenKeys] Yiddish/Hebrew Teleprinter.

[Meir WF2U]

Back in the 1960's when I was still 4X4UL, I had a Siemens T100, and also an Olivetti (forgot the model number) in Hebrew, surplused from the IDF. At the time, being in the IDF myself (1964-1974), I remember using the T100's, but the Olivettis were out by the time I started my service, and the oldest T100's were gradually surplused. For English, I got a Model 15 surplused from the Israeli Postal Service as they were upgrading to more modern models.
The Olivetti was a strange machine, as the carriage moved like a typewriter's carriage and the type bar basket was stationary.
A short note about Hebrew and Yiddish: Although Yiddish is written with Hebrew characters, it is basically 16th century German, mixed with some Hebrew and Slavic words. There is also a third language, which is written with Hebrew characters: Ladino - it is mostly 15th century Spanish, with some Hebrew mixed in. Yiddish and Ladino are not official languages in Israel, they are cultural heritage of the Diaspora.

73, Meir WF2U
Landrum, SC

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On Jun 3, 2019, 4:53 AM, at 4:53 AM, Henning Treumann via GreenKeys <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>I know that both Lorenz and Siemens made Hebrew printing teleprinters.
>But I have never seen one myself in real.
>
> I assume to find one would be almost impossible.
>Even in Israel they might be all scraped meanwhile...
>
>73
>Henning DF3OE
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>Am Mo., 3. Juni 2019 um 03:10 Uhr schrieb Bruce Gentry via GreenKeys <
>greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>:
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>> I visited a Yiddish museum and library today in Amherst Mass. Among
>their
>> artifacts are several typewriters with Hebrew fonts and keycaps. Were
>> Teletype or other teleprinters ever equipped with such fonts and
>keycaps?
>> Does anyone have one they would be willing to donate to the museum???
>In
>> addition to their typewriters, they have a Linotype that appears to
>be
>> operational or very close, as well as hand set type and presses.
>>
>> ?????????? Bruce Gentry, KA2IVY
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