The new joys of Yiddish

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Title:

The new joys of Yiddish

Author:

Rosten, Leo, 1908-1997- author.

Bush, Lawrence.

Summary:

An updated version of the informal dictionary which offers the history and folklore behind Yiddish and Hebrew words as well as literal translations adds information on linguistic and cultural changes since Rosten's day.

General Note:

Originally published: New York : Crown Publishers, c2001.

"Completely updated."

Edition:

1st pbk. ed.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 458 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject Term:

Yiddish language -- Influence on English -- Humor.

English language -- Foreign words and phrases -- Yiddish -- Humor.

Jewish wit and humor.

Author(s):

Bush, Lawrence.

Publisher:

Three Rivers Press,

Publication Date:

2003

2001

ISBN:

9780609806920

Publication Information:

New York : Three Rivers Press, [2003], c2001.

Call Number:

492.49 ROSTEN

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Summary

Enjoy the most comprehensive and hilariously entertaining lexicon of the colorful and deeply expressive language of Yiddish. With the recent renaissance of interest in Yiddish, and in keeping with a language that embodies the variety and vibrancy of life itself, The New Joys of Yiddish brings Leo Rosten's masterful work up to date. Revised for the first time by Lawrence Bush, in close consultation with Rosten's daughters, it retains the spirit of the original--with its wonderful jokes, tidbits of cultural history, Talmudic and biblical references--and is enhanced by hundreds of new entries and thoughtful commentary on how Yiddish has evolved over the years, as well as clever illustrations by R. O. Blechman.

Did you know that cockamamy, bluffer, maven, and aha! are all Yiddish words? If you did, you're a gaon, possessing a lot of seykhl.

Author Notes

He was the author of The Return of H*Y*M*A*N K*P*L*A*N, Captain Newman, M.D., and countless other books, articles, and screenplays.

(Bowker Author Biography)