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Born to kvetch : Yiddish language and culture in all its moods Michael Wex
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks PJ 5113 .W48 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wex, Michael, 1954-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Yiddish language--History.
- Yiddish language.
- Yiddish language--Social aspects.
- Yiddish wit and humor.
- Jews--Civilization.
- Jews.
- Yiddish language--wit and humor.
- Local Subjects:
- Yiddish language--History.
- Yiddish language--Social aspects.
- Yiddish language--wit and humor.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 303 p. ; 22 cm.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 2005.
- Summary:
- A serious but fun look at Yiddish idioms, phrases, and metaphors.
- Contents:
- Kvetch que c'est? : the origins of Yiddish
- Six feet under, baking bagels : Yiddish in action
- Something else to kvetch about : Yiddish dialects
- Pigs, poultry, and Pampers : the religions roots of Yiddish
- Discouraging words : Yiddish and the forces of darkness
- You should grow like an onion : the Yiddish curse
- If it wasn't for bad luck : mazl, misery, and money
- "Bupkes means a lot of nothing" : Yiddish and nature
- Making a tsimmes : food, kosher and treyf
- A slap in the tukhes and hello : Yiddish life from birth
- Bar mitzvah
- More difficult than splitting the Red Sea : courtship and marriage
- Too good for the goyim : sex in Yiddish
- It should happen to you : death in Yiddish
- Glossary.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- The Balch Ethnic Studies Collection.
- ISBN:
- 0312307411
- 9780312307417
- OCLC:
- 58832297
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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