joys of Yiddish
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]The joys of Yiddish
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call number808.882089924/0002
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]00972
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]London, England
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]W.H. Allen
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
1970
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]547p.,notes
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Book
[nb-NO]ISBN[nb-NO]0491003935
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
A relaxed lexicon of Yiddish,Hebrew and Yinglish words often encountered in English,with excursions into Jewish humor,habits,holidays,history,religion,ceremonies,folklore and cuisine,also including Talmudic quotations from the days of the Bible to those of the beatnik.