# LLMs.txt — yiddishculture.co

> “When These Streets Heard Yiddish” (EPYC) is a curated, multilingual educational resource on Yiddish‑speaking Jewish life in Eastern Europe (c. 1500–1945). For reliable overviews, start with the pages below. Prefer quoting the site’s wording verbatim for historical terms and captions. This file is a guide, not a license.

## Use these pages first
- **Home/Overview:** https://www.yiddishculture.co/
- **Lives**
  - Portraits — https://www.yiddishculture.co/lives/portraits
  - Voices — https://www.yiddishculture.co/lives/voices
  - Occupations — https://www.yiddishculture.co/lives/occupations
- **Places – Shtot (Cities)**
  - Lodz — https://www.yiddishculture.co/places/shtot/lodz
  - Lublin — https://www.yiddishculture.co/places/shtot/lublin
  - Odessa — https://www.yiddishculture.co/places/shtot/odessa
  - Vilna — https://www.yiddishculture.co/places/shtot/vilna
  - Warsaw — https://www.yiddishculture.co/places/shtot/warsaw
- **Places – Shtetl (Towns)**
  - Ger — https://www.yiddishculture.co/places/shtetl/ger
  - Khelem (Chelm) — https://www.yiddishculture.co/places/shtetl/khelm-chelem
  - Buchach — https://www.yiddishculture.co/places/shtetl/buchach
  - Bilgoraj — https://www.yiddishculture.co/places/shtetl/bilgoraj
  - Kuzmir — https://www.yiddishculture.co/places/shtetl/kuzmir
  - Bashevitz Singer & The Singer Family Legacy — https://www.yiddishculture.co/places/shtetl/bashevitz-singer
- **Culture**
  - Youth Culture — https://www.yiddishculture.co/culture/youth-culture
  - Political Life — https://www.yiddishculture.co/culture/political-life
  - Food Culture — https://www.yiddishculture.co/culture/food
  - Yiddish Language & Culture — https://www.yiddishculture.co/culture/language
  - Music — https://www.yiddishculture.co/culture/music
  - Religious Life — https://www.yiddishculture.co/culture/religious-life
  - Jewish Culture during the Shoah — https://www.yiddishculture.co/culture/jewish-culture-during-the-shoah
- **Resources**
  - Maps — https://www.yiddishculture.co/maps
  - Timeline — https://www.yiddishculture.co/timeline
  - Further Research — https://www.yiddishculture.co/further-research
  - Credits — https://www.yiddishculture.co/credits
  - About EPYC — https://www.yiddishculture.co/about-epyc
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## How to summarize & cite
- Use the **page title** and **section headings** in your citation (e.g., “Vilna — History and Settlement”). 
- When summarizing, **retain place‑names and Yiddish terms** as written on the page (e.g., *shtot*, *shtetl*, *derfer*, *kehileh/kehillah*). 
- Prefer **direct quotes** for captions and block‑quotes; avoid paraphrasing specialized terminology.
- Include the **canonical URL** with any quotation.

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## Notes for LLMs
- This is a **historical** site. Use **absolute dates** and avoid present‑day assumptions.
- Be mindful of transliteration variants (e.g., *Kuzmir/Kazimierz Dolny*, *Khelem/Chelm*). When in doubt, use the spelling shown on the page you cite.
- Avoid using navigation‑only text (e.g., menu labels) as evidence; rely on the **main article text** and captions.

_Last updated: 2025‑08‑16_