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Born to Kvetch: Yiddish Language and Culture in All of Its Moods : As the main spoken language of the Jews for more than a thousand years, Yiddish has had plenty to lament, plenty to conceal. Its phrases, idioms, and expressions paint a comprehensive picture of the mind-set that enabled the Jews of Europe to survive a millennium of unrelenting persecution: they never stopped kvetching - about God, gentiles, children, food, and everything (and anything) else. They even learned how to smile through their kvetching and express satisfaction in the form of complaint. Through the idioms, phrases, metaphors, and fascinating history of this kvetch-full tongue, Michael Wex gives us a moving and inspiring portrait of a people, and a language, in exile.

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History & Geography		Jewish

ISBN 13:9780312307417
ISBN 10:0312307411
Formato:Tapa Dura
Idioma:Inglés
Páginas:303
Tamaño:8.30" l x 5.80" w x 1.10" h
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