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YIDDISH: A NATION OF WORDS Paperback - 2002
by WEINSTEIN, MIRIAM
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- Paperback
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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.
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Details
- Title YIDDISH: A NATION OF WORDS
- Author WEINSTEIN, MIRIAM
- Illustrator Photo Section
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition Thus; 10987654321pt line
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Random House Publishing Group, NY
- Date 2002,september
- Features Bibliography, Index, Maps
- Bookseller's Inventory # 133980
- 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
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.
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.
