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The boston globe almost everyone knows a little yiddish, a word or two, a joke perhaps, but what do they really know of the history, the tragedies, and bitter controversies that characterized a language now on the u. How a mensch from massachusetts saved yiddish literature for generations to come by sue macy. Yiddish has strong germanic tones despite being written in the hebrew aramaic script this phrase book incorporates the original script as well as transliterated pronunciation. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
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The entries are sorted according to the hebrew alphabet. National yiddish book center in amherst, ma librarything. The great 100 jewish books from the yiddish books center judges. National yiddish book centernational yiddish book center, cultural institution dedicated to collecting and distributing endangered yiddish books and, through programs and education, opening up their contents to new readers.
Beginning with the centers 40th anniversary in 2020, and continuing for each of the next ten years, the center will select an annual theme. The yiddish book center national yiddish book center, located on the campus of hampshire college in amherst, massachusetts, united states, is a cultural. Contact the yiddish book center for information about reprint copies of these books. Its annual translation issue, a digital publication, features newly translated works of yiddish literature.
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