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Yiddishkeit Jewish Vernacular and the New Land HC (2011) comic books

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    Yiddishkeit Jewish Vernacular and the New Land HC (2011) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. Edited by Harvey Pekar and Paul Buhle. Yiddish is everywhere. We hear words like nosh, schlep, and schmutz all the time, but how did these words come to pepper American English? In Yiddishkeit: Jewish Vernacular and the New Land, Harvey Pekar and Paul Buhle trace the influence of Yiddish from medieval Europe to the tenements of New York's Lower East Side. Through illustrations, comics art, and a full-length play, four major themes are explored: culture, performance, assimilation, and the revival of the language. Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $29.95.