{"product_id":"yiddish-miriam-weinstein-9780345447302","title":"Yiddish: A Nation of Words","description":"About a thousand years ago, European Jews began speaking a language that was quite different from the various tongues and dialects that swirled around them. It included Hebrew, a touch of the Romance and Slavic languages, and a large helping of German. In a world of earthly wandering, this pungent, witty, and infinitely nuanced speech, full of jokes, puns, and ironies, became the linguistic home of the Jews, the bond that held a people together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is the remarkable story of how this humble language took vigorous root in Eastern European shtetls and in the Jewish quarters of cities across Europe; how it achieved a rich literary flowering between the wars in Europe and America; how it was rejected by emancipated Jews; and how it fell victim to the Holocaust. And how, in yet another twist of destiny, Yiddish today is becoming the darling of academia. \u003ci\u003eYiddish\u003c\/i\u003e is a history as story, a tale of flesh-and-blood people with manic humor, visionary courage, brilliant causes, and glorious flaws. It will delight everyone who cares about language, literature, and culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Miriam Weinstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0345447301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345447302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.54h x 5.62w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e National Jewish Book Award - Winner","brand":"Miriam Weinstein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987297337599,"sku":"9780345447302","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5ba38975-b98d-47b1-9dd5-0f66f7ebae3b.jpg?v=1683288142","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/yiddish-miriam-weinstein-9780345447302","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}