Michael Wex
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Michael Wex

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Author of Born to Kvetch, columnist, bon vivant and raconteur, Michael Wex has been called "a Yiddish national treasure;" Born to Kvetch, the bestselling book ever written about Yiddish, was hailed by The New York Times as "wise, witty and altogether wonderful." A native of Lethbridge, Alberta, Wex has worked in virtually every area of contemporary Yiddish. Some of his songs have been recorded by such klezmer bands as Sukke, The Flying Bulgars, and 2007 Grammy winners, The Klezmatics. Wex's teaching and lecture activities-a unique combination of learning, stand-up comedy and probing investigation into the nature of Yiddish and Yiddishkayt-have taken him from Toronto to Budapest, and to many points in between. His approach is so unique and appealing that his annual series of classes at Klezkamp (a yearly Yiddish cultural event in upstate New York) has been renamed Wexology-and not at Wex's instigation. The only complaint ever heard is that people are enjoying themselves so much that they forget to take notes. You can find Michael Wex at www.michaelwex.com
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    • Born to Kvetch

    • Yiddish Language and Culture in All of Its Moods
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    • Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
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    • Yiddish for Every Occasion (When English Just Won't Do)
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    • Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 10-04-07
    • Language: English
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