Dictionary of 1000 Jewish Proverbs (Hippocrene Bilingual Proverbs) [Paperback]

David Gross (Author)

Book Description

Series: Hippocrene Bilingual Proverbs | Publication Date: May 1997

The transliterated and translated proverbs are arranged by Hebrew subject; a complete index in English accompanies the text.

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Language Notes

Text: English, Hebrew

About the Author

David C Gross

Product Details

• Paperback: 131 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books (May 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781805295
• ISBN-13: 978-0781805292
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A nosh of Jewish wisdom. " Be wise- Travel light", May 19, 2005

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This review is from: Dictionary of 1000 Jewish Proverbs (Hippocrene Bilingual Proverbs) (Paperback)

" A young tree bends, an old tree breaks"
" It is not good for man to be alone"
" A wise man listens to advice"
This book provides its wisdom alphabetically by subject. It provides an entry or two on each subject. Jewish Wisdom Light. But there are amusing things here and even if they are provided out of context and in such a way as to preclude full understanding of their original meaning they still can enlighten and provide pleasure.
There are of course far more extensive collections of Jewish Wisdom. This one is a good for a light read, a dip in here and there.
Enjoy the Nosherei.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Valuable Collection of Jewish Proverbs, November 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dictionary of 1000 Jewish Proverbs (Hippocrene Bilingual Proverbs) (Paperback)

This is a very good collection of Jewish proverbs. However, it should have been much better if the original Hebrew letters were shown instead of the transliterated ones.