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Yiddish arrived in America as the mother tongue of millions of Jewish immigrants from eastern Europe. Gradually it infiltrated the majority language and Jewish English was created, with words such as kosher and chutzpah. This work covers the history of the Yiddish language.

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Yiddish and English The Story of Yiddish in America Judaic Studies

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      Publisher The University of Alabama Press
      Published 7/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780817311032
      978-0817311032
      ISBN-10 0817311033
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      Historical and comparative linguistics

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Yiddish arrived in America as the mother tongue of millions of Jewish immigrants from eastern Europe. Gradually it infiltrated the majority language and Jewish English was created, with words such as kosher and chutzpah. This work covers the history of the Yiddish language.

      Trade Review
      "A wonderfully readable book for both a general audience and immigrant historians." -CHOICE "This is a marvelous book....It is so enjoyable, so readable, so informative, so entertaining, and so well written that the reader is sorry when he comes to the last page." -Verbatim"

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