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Just finished The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chadon
It's set in a world where Jews were temporarily resettled in Alaska before (and therefore mostly avoiding) the Holocaust. The book is set just before Reversion, where the State returns to American rule. The everyday language is Yiddish, although of course the book is written in English, just using certain words and phrases.
I thoroughly recommend it. The anti-hero is wonderfully noir, the education (for me) in Yiddish phrases and Jewish customs is fascinating and it just has a wonderful twist added by it being set in an alternative version of history. It's also fast-paced, funny and has some gorgeous characters and descriptions.
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