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Born to Kvetch : Yiddish Language and Culture in All Its Moods
Born to Kvetch Yiddish Language and Culture in All Its Moods
Author: Michael Wex
As the main spoken language of the Jews for more than a thousand years, Yiddish has had plenty to lament, plenty to conceal. Its phrases, idioms, and expressions paint a comprehensive picture of the mind-set that enabled the Jews of Europe to survive a millennium of unrelenting persecution: they never stopped kvetching---about God, gentil...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312307417
ISBN-10: 0312307411
Publication Date: 9/1/2005
Pages: 320
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Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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