Story of Yiddish: How a Mish-Mosh of Languages Saved the Jews. Neal Karlen

Story of Yiddish: How a Mish-Mosh of Languages Saved the Jews



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Story of Yiddish: How a Mish-Mosh of Languages Saved the Jews Neal Karlen ebook
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Page: 336
ISBN: 9780061860119


Yiddish—an oft-considered "gutter" language—is an unlikely survivor of the ages, much like the Jews themselves. Its survival has been an incredible journey, especially considering how often Jews have tried to kill it themselves. Underlying Neal Karlen's unique, brashly entertaining, yet thoroughly researched telling of the language's story is the notion that Yiddish is a mirror of Jewish history, thought, and practice—for better and worse. Karlen charts the beginning of Yiddish as a minor dialect in medieval Europe that helped peasant Jews live safely apart from the marauders of the First Crusades. ...

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