Yiddish: A Nation of Words Paperback - 2002
by Miriam Weinstein
The first popular history of the Yiddish language is an engaging, lively, and accessible book that "reads like a folktale peppered with passionate characters" ("The Boston Globe"). 18-page photo insert.
First line
At the beginning of the High Holy Days that mark the Jewish New Year, Yiddish speakers often eat carrots.
From the jacket flap
About a thousand years ago, European Jews began speaking a language that was quite different from the various tongues and dialects that swirled around them. It included Hebrew, a touch of the Romance and Slavic languages, and a large helping of German. In a world of earthly wandering, this pungent, witty, and infinitely nuanced speech, full of jokes, puns, and ironies, became the linguistic home of the Jews, the bond that held a people together.
Here is the remarkable story of how this humble language took vigorous root in Eastern European shtetls and in the Jewish quarters of cities across Europe; how it achieved a rich literary flowering between the wars in Europe and America; how it was rejected by emancipated Jews; and how it fell victim to the Holocaust. And how, in yet another twist of destiny, Yiddish today is becoming the darling of academia. "Yiddish is a history as story, a tale of flesh-and-blood people with manic humor, visionary courage, brilliant causes, and glorious flaws. It will delight everyone who cares about language, literature, and culture.
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- Title Yiddish: A Nation of Words
- Author Miriam Weinstein
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Ballantine Books, NY
- Date 2002-08-27
- Features Bibliography, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780345447302 / 0345447301
- Weight 1.01 lbs (0.46 kg)
- Dimensions 8.54 x 5.62 x 0.87 in (21.69 x 14.27 x 2.21 cm)
- Reading level 1130
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
- Religious Orientation: Jewish
- Library of Congress subjects Jews - Civilization, Yiddish language - History
- Dewey Decimal Code 439.109
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