The story of Yiddish : how a mish-mosh of languages saved the Jews / Neal Karlen.
Yiddish is a mirror of Jewish history, thought, and practice--for better and worse. Karlen charts the beginning of Yiddish as a minor dialect in medieval Europe that helped peasant Jews live safely apart from the marauders of the First Crusades. Incorporating a large measure of antique German dialec...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
William Morrow,
[2008], ©2008.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 324 pages ; 22 cm |
| Format: | Book |
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