Born To Kvetch: Yiddish Language and Culture in All Its Moods
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0312307411
ISBN 13
9780312307417
Category
NON-FICTION
[ Browse Items ]
Publication Year
2005
Publisher
Pages
303
Subject
Jews -- Civilization. ; Yiddish language -- History. ; Yiddish language -- Social aspects.; Yiddish language -- wit and humor. ; Social aspects Yiddish language.
Abstract
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.
Number of Copies
1
