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Born to Kvetch

Yiddish Language and Culture in All Its Moods

Born to Kvetch( )
Author: Wex, Michael
ISBN:978-1-4299-0990-7
Publication Date:Apr 2007
Publisher:St. Martin's Press
Book Format:Ebook
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Book Description:

As the main spoken language of the Jews for more than a thousand years, Yiddish has had plenty to lament, plenty to conceal. Its phrases, idioms, and expressions paint a comprehensive picture of the mind-set that enabled the Jews of Europe to survive a millennium of unrelenting persecution: they never stopped kvetching---about God, gentiles, children, food, and everything (and anything) else. They even learned how to smile through their kvetching and express...
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