A delightfully unconventional tale of a people, their place in the world, and the fascinating language that held them together.
Neal Karlen\'s unique, brashly entertaining, yet thoroughly researched telling of the lang.
Incorporating antique German dialects and elements from more than a dozen other tongues, the Yiddish language bears the imprint of the many places where European Jews were briefly given shelter.
Yiddish is an unlikely survivor of the ages, much like the Jews themselves.
A delightfully unconventional tale of a people, their place in the world, and the fascinating language that held them together