The New Joys of Yiddish: Completely Updated

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26 Aug, 2003

By Leo Rosten (author), Lawrence Bush (Revised by), Ro Blechman (Illustrated by)

Enjoy the most comprehensive and hilariously entertaining lexicon of the colorful and deeply expressive language of Yiddish. With the recent renaissance of...

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ISBN-10:

0609806920

ISBN-13:

9780609806920

Publisher

Harmony/Rodale

Dimensions

9.18 X 7.42 X 0.99 inches

Language

English

Description

Enjoy the most comprehensive and hilariously entertaining lexicon of the colorful and deeply expressive language of Yiddish. With the recent renaissance of interest in Yiddish, and in keeping with a language that embodies the variety and vibrancy of life itself, The New Joys of Yiddish brings Leo Rosten's masterful work up to date. Revised for the first time by Lawrence Bush, in close consultation with Rosten's daughters, it retains the spirit of the original--with its wonderful jokes, tidbits of cultural history, Talmudic and biblical references--and is enhanced by hundreds of new entries and thoughtful commentary on how Yiddish has evolved over the years, as well as clever illustrations by R. O. Blechman.

Did you know that cockamamy, bluffer, maven, and aha! are all Yiddish words? If you did, you're a gaon, possessing a lot of seykhl.

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Product Details

ISBN-10

:0609806920

ISBN-13

:9780609806920

Publisher

:Harmony/Rodale

Publication date

: 26 Aug, 2003

Edition

:Updated Edition

Editorial Reviews

"Witty, intelligent, scholarly ...an abundance of stories and anecdotes. A joy."

About the Author

The late LEO ROSTEN was the author of The Return of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N, Captain Newman, M.D., and countless other books, articles, and screenplays.

LAWRENCE BUSH is the author of several books about American Judaism and is the editor of Reconstructionism Today. He lives in Accord, New York.

R.O. BLECHMAN's illustrations have appeared on nineteen covers of The New Yorker and have been exhibited in New York, Paris, Berlin, and Munich. The author/artist of seven books, he lives in New York City.