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The New Joys of Yiddish: Completely Updated Paperback – August 26, 2003
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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.
- Print length496 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherHarmony
- Publication dateAugust 26, 2003
- Dimensions7.36 x 1.05 x 9.18 inches
- ISBN-100609806920
- ISBN-13978-0609806920
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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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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.
About the Author
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.
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- Publisher : Harmony; Updated edition (August 26, 2003)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 496 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0609806920
- ISBN-13 : 978-0609806920
- Item Weight : 1.81 pounds
- Dimensions : 7.36 x 1.05 x 9.18 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #84,527 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #23 in Jewish Social Studies
- #63 in Linguistics Reference
- #186 in Foreign Dictionaries & Thesauruses
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I like the large print for us alta cockers.
I enjoyed all 500 pages of nostalgia that brought me back to growing up in a Brooklyn neighborhood where Yiddish was a second language to some and a first language to many.
Parents spoke Yiddish only about matters not fit for the ‘kinder.’
English was the preferred ‘American ‘ language so I grew up knowing words but not able to hold a Yiddish conversation. A pity.
I loved, loved, loved this book and if your childhood was anything like mine, so will you.
The author, now deceased, came to fame withe a series about a young Jewish guy - Hyman Kaplan, and his comical adventures in an
English language class in New York. In "Joys", Rosten takes apart the hybrid language of Yiddish in scholarly fashion in terms of word derivation BUT then adds a superb human touch by illustrating the use of the word through anecdote or jokes. Great jokes. The reader will be amazed how many modern English words and expressions used everywhere, every day, spring from Yiddish. Examples: "This shouldn't happen to a dog"… "I need this like a hole in the head". This edition has been thoughtfully updated to modern times and is sprinkled with simple Blechman cartoons. Highly recommended - you'll learn a lot, while you laugh a lot.
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It’s not like I don’t recommend it but what I truly recommend is you get a second hand copy of the original book (too).








