Yiddishlands: A Memoir [With CD]

by David Roskies

Book Overview

A rich, sweeping memoir by David G. Roskies, Yiddishlands proceeds from the premise that Yiddish culture is spread out among many different people and geographic areas and transmitted through story, song, study, and the family. Roskies leads readers through Yiddishlands old and new by revisiting his personal and professional experiences and retelling his remarkable family saga in a series of lively, irreverent, and interwoven stories. Beginning...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814333974
• ISBN13: 9780814333976
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"