Picked up at an estate sale in Great Falls, VA. Registered in Centreville, Virginia, USA.

In the late 1970s, Lansky began taking college Yiddish classes and soon found that it was quite difficult to find books in Yiddish, so he began taking them in. As word got out that he was accepting them, more and more people started calling with books for him to take. In the process, he learned a whole lot about Jewish culture, particularly in the aftermath of WWII, and of the often conflicting views of Yiddish as both language and social construct. I am not Jewish and the only Yiddish I know are the few words that have trickled into American English (kibbitz, tchotchke, etc.), so this book took me into quite unfamiliar territory. Which is really the best part about books.

Bringing this to the BCinDC meetup.

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I picked this book from the book pile at the June, BCinDC meet-up. Been meaning to read this book for some time. Thanks
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To be released at the BookCrossing table hosted by BCinDC members at the 2019 Kensington Day of the Book Festival.

Released at the BookCrossing table hosted by BCinDC members at the 2019 Kensington Day of the Book Festival.

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