yiddish language

"Over the last forty years, Aaron Lansky has jumped into dumpsters, rummaged around musty basements, and crawled through cramped attics. He did all of this in pursuit of a particular kind of treasure, and he's found plenty. Lansky's treasure was any book written in Yiddish, the language of generations of European Jews. When he started looking for Yiddish books, experts estimated there might be about 70,000 still in existence. Since then, the MacArthur Genius Grant recipient has collected close to 1.5 million books, and he's finding more every day. Told in a folkloric voice reminiscent of Patricia Polacco, this story celebrates the power of an individual to preserve history and culture, while exploring timely themes of identity and immigration"--From the publisher's web site.

Presents an introduction to the Yiddish language, explains how it differs from Hebrew, provides lessons in the Yiddish alphabet, words for simple conversation, social expressions, and vocabulary related to family, home, excursions, and other situations, and includes reading passages.

Ruth loves going on vacation with her brother, Sammy, to their grandparents home in Florida, and one of her favorite parts is practicing her Yiddish, a Jewish language full of fun words.

Discusses the Jews of Eastern Europe who emigrated to America during the four decades beginning in the 1880s and the life they made, especially those who settled on the East Side of New York City.

Aaron Lansky shares the story of his twenty-five-year quest to rescue the world's abandoned Yiddish books, a mission that led to the establishment of the National Yiddish Book Center, and provides information about the origins of the Yiddish language, as well as introductions to notable Yiddish writers.

Discusses the Jews of Eastern Europe who emigrated to America during the four decades beginning in the 1880s and the life they made, especially those who settled on the East Side of New York City.

When Aaron was a boy his Grandpa, or Zayde, would not teach him Yiddish, but as an adult, Aaron longs to learn the language and history of the old country from Zayde and his many books.

Provides an overview of the history of the Yiddish language.

Presents a collection of idioms, phrases, metaphors, and history of the Yiddish language, and contains information on the Yiddish relationship to food, nature, divinity, and humanity.