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The New Joys of Yiddish

By: Leo Rosten, Lawrence Bush - editor
Narrated by: Ron Rifkin, Peter Riegert, Harry Goz, Michael Goz, Larry Keith, Carole Shelley
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More than a quarter of a century ago, Leo Rosten published the first comprehensive and hilariously entertaining lexicon of the colorful and deeply expressive language of Yiddish. Said to "give body and soul to the Yiddish language", The Joys of Yiddish went on to become an indispensable tool for writers, journalists, politicians and students, as well as a perennial best seller for three decades.

Rosten described his book as “a relaxed lexicon of Yiddish, Hebrew, and Yinglish words often encountered in English, plus dozens that ought to be, with serendipitous excursions into Jewish humor, habits, holidays, history, religion, ceremonies, folklore, and cuisine - the whole generously garnished with stories, anecdotes, epigrams, Talmudic quotations, folk sayings, and jokes.” To this day, it is considered the seminal work on Yiddish in America - a true classic and a staple in the libraries of Jews and non-Jews alike.

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 tips on pronunciation - and enhances it with hundreds of new entries and thoughtful commentary on how Yiddish has evolved over the years.

©2001 The Rosten Family LLC (P)2001 Random House, Inc.
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A must-read for anyone interested in Jewish culture and/or linguistics!

Not only is The (new) Joys of Yiddish a comprehensive book on the many words mamaloshen has added to language of languages we call English, it’s also a fun read with every entry accompanied by a nice vitz, and an insightful resource for any goys curious about Jewish culture.

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Very Fun Book

It contains some history, some culture, and some Yiddish. It is not a dictionary by any stretch of the imagination.

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