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- 2008002364 abstract "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. Incorporating a large measure of antique German dialects, Yiddish also included little scraps of French, Italian, ancient Hebrew, Aramaic, the Slavic and Romance languages, and a dozen other tongues native to the places where Jews were briefly given shelter. By 1939, Yiddish flourished as the lingua franca of 13 million Jews. After the Holocaust, whatever remained of Yiddish, its worldview and vibrant culture, was almost stamped out--by Jews themselves. Yiddish was an old-world embarrassment for Americans anxious to assimilate. In Israel, young, proud Zionists suppressed Yiddish as the symbol of the weak and frightened ghetto-bound Jew--and invented modern Hebrew. Today, a new generation has zealously sought to explore the language and to embrace its soul. This renaissance has spread to millions of non-Jews who now know the subtle difference between a shlemiel and a shlimazel; hundreds of Yiddish words dot the most recent editions of the Oxford English Dictionary.--From publisher description.".
- 2008002364 contributor B11073570.
- 2008002364 created "c2008.".
- 2008002364 date "2008".
- 2008002364 date "c2008.".
- 2008002364 dateCopyrighted "c2008.".
- 2008002364 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-324).".
- 2008002364 description "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. Incorporating a large measure of antique German dialects, Yiddish also included little scraps of French, Italian, ancient Hebrew, Aramaic, the Slavic and Romance languages, and a dozen other tongues native to the places where Jews were briefly given shelter. By 1939, Yiddish flourished as the lingua franca of 13 million Jews. After the Holocaust, whatever remained of Yiddish, its worldview and vibrant culture, was almost stamped out--by Jews themselves. Yiddish was an old-world embarrassment for Americans anxious to assimilate. In Israel, young, proud Zionists suppressed Yiddish as the symbol of the weak and frightened ghetto-bound Jew--and invented modern Hebrew. Today, a new generation has zealously sought to explore the language and to embrace its soul. This renaissance has spread to millions of non-Jews who now know the subtle difference between a shlemiel and a shlimazel; hundreds of Yiddish words dot the most recent editions of the Oxford English Dictionary.--From publisher description.".
- 2008002364 extent "x, 324 p. ;".
- 2008002364 identifier "006083711X".
- 2008002364 identifier "9780060837112".
- 2008002364 identifier 2008002364-b.html.
- 2008002364 identifier 2008002364-d.html.
- 2008002364 identifier 2008002364.html.
- 2008002364 issued "2008".
- 2008002364 issued "c2008.".
- 2008002364 language "eng".
- 2008002364 publisher "New York : William Morrow,".
- 2008002364 subject "439/.109 22".
- 2008002364 subject "PJ5113 .K37 2008".
- 2008002364 subject "Yiddish language History.".
- 2008002364 title "The story of Yiddish : how a mish-mosh of languages saved the Jews / Neal Karlen.".
- 2008002364 type "text".