Yiddish: The Biography of a Language by Weinstein, Miriam
Yiddish: The Biography of a Language by Weinstein, Miriam

Yiddish: The Biography of a Language

The history, tragedies, and bitter controversies that characterized a language once spoken by 11 million people brought...
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Author: Miriam Weinstein
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Yiddish: The Biography of a Language by Weinstein, Miriam

Yiddish: The Biography of a Language

$29.94
Yiddish: The Biography of a Language by Weinstein, Miriam

Yiddish: The Biography of a Language

$29.94
Author: Miriam Weinstein
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
The history, tragedies, and bitter controversies that characterized a language once spoken by 11 million people brought vividly to life

For a people of exile, the language took the place of a nation. . .

In a time of rising antisemitism, some see greater awareness of Yiddish language and history as a way to foster understanding ** 25th Anniversary Edition **

** Winner of the National Jewish Book Award **

This 1st ever popular history of Yiddish is so full of life that it reads like a biography of the language. Once upon a time Yiddish was the glue that held a people together. Impoverished and disenfranchised in the eyes of the world, Yiddish speakers created their own reality--wealthy in appreciation of the varieties of human behavior, spendthrift in their humor, brilliantly inventive in maintaining and strengthening community. The written and spoken word formed the Yiddishland that never came to be. Words were army, university, city-state, territory. They were a people's home.

The tale of the language and its people ranges far beyond Europe, from North America to Israel to the Russian-Chinese border, and from the end of the first millennium to the present day.

Author: Miriam Weinstein
Publisher: Steerforth Press
Published: 04/14/2026
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781586424282

About the Author
Miriam Weinstein writes about family, friendship, how we navigate time, and how we make meaning in our lives. Starting as a documentary filmmaker, then moving into print journalism, she won awards in many categories. Her other books include: The Surprising Power of Family Meals and All Set for Black, Thanks.
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