Yiddish: A Nation of Words 9781586422103, 1586422103

This first-ever popular history of Yiddish is so full of life that it reads like a biography of the language. For a thou

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Yiddish: A Nation of Words
9781586422103, 1586422103

'A word and an arrow are the same -- both deliver with speedy aim.' From this saying comes the title of this e

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Paul Kriwaczek begins this illuminating and immensely pleasurable chronicle of Yiddish civilization during the Roman emp

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Published in 2010, to mark the 60th anniversary of the Indian Republic, Penguin’s series Words of Freedom – Ideas of a N

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Published in 2010, to mark the 60th anniversary of the Indian Republic, Penguin’s series Words of Freedom – Ideas of a N

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Published in 2010, to mark the 60th anniversary of the Indian Republic, Penguin’s series Words of Freedom – Ideas of a N

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With a rare combination of erudition and insight, the author investigates the major aspects of Yiddish language and cult

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A collection of essays by the great Yiddish novelist Chava Rosenfarb, most published in English for the first time. A

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Yiddish in Israel: A History challenges the commonly held view that Yiddish was suppressed or even banned by Israeli aut

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Using hitherto unexplored archival sources, memoirs, interviews, and materials from the vibrant interwar Jewish and Poli

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