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The New Joys of Yiddish

Completely Updated

by Leo Calvin Rosten

First published 2001

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About the book

An updated version of the informal dictionary which offers the history and folklore behind Yiddish and Hebrew words as well as literal translations adds information on linguistic and cultural changes since Rosten’s day.

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Catalogue record

Crown Publishers · 458 pages

Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pages
458
ISBN
978-0-09-944694-1 +4
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Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pages
458
ISBNs
  • 978-0-09-944694-1
  • 978-0-609-60785-5
  • 978-0-609-80692-0
  • 978-0-375-41951-5
  • 978-0-375-41954-6
Author
Rosten, Leo Calvin
Statement
The New Joys of Yiddish : Completely Updated / Leo Calvin Rosten.
Records
Open Library

Subjects

  • Jewish wit and humor
  • Yiddish language
  • Humor
  • Foreign words and phrases
  • Influence on English
  • Yiddish
  • American wit and humor
  • Yiddish language, influence on english
  • English language, foreign words and phrases
  • Foreign language instruction, yiddish