Yiddishkeit: Jewish Vernacular & the New Land

by Neal Gabler, Danny Fingeroth, Nick Thorkelson, et al.

Book Overview

Yiddish is everywhere. We hear words like nosh , schlep , and schmutz all the time, but how did these words come to pepper American English? In Yiddishkeit: Jewish Vernacular and the New Land , Harvey... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810997495
• ISBN13: 9780810997493
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.3" x 10.5"
• Grade Range: Preschool to Postsecondary