1001 Yiddish Proverbs [Paperback]

Fred Kogos (Author)

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Text: English, Yiddish --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 158 pages
• Publisher: Citadel (June 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806504552
• ISBN-13: 978-0806504551
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,134,355 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars inaccurate translation - but interesting, June 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 1001 Yiddish Proverbs (Paperback)

This is an interesting book filled with proverbs that reverberate of a lost time when the Jewish community was in small villages throughout Poland and elsewhere.. The difficulty with this book is that some of the translations are inaccurate and if one know Yiddish, this is disappointing. The Author should use literal translation rather than trying to translate to some ill conceived "idiom" of language.. The Yiddish stands up on its own in translation..

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a Ride!, March 31, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: 1001 Yiddish Proverbs (Paperback)

As a Yiddish enthusiast of the highest rank, I am truly moved to tears by the quiet, nay, noble countenance of this humble book. Answers to all of life's questions are contained in this Yiddish tome. Had Napoleon acknowledged his Yiddish forebears, he might have won Waterloo!! This book puts the 'Id' back in Yiddish.

2.0 out of 5 stars Redundant entries abound., June 17, 2011

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This review is from: 1001 Yiddish Proverbs (Paperback)

It says 1001 but there are some that are repeated over and over. I bought this for my boyfriend who is Jewish, upon the suggestion of his father. I won't be buying any of my Jewish friends this book.