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The Joys of Yiddish | Leo Rosten | From the Doyen of popular Yiddish publications, this A to Zed of Yiddisher terms (along with some hi… |
1001 Yiddish Proverbs | Fred Kogos | The colour, wisdom, humour and imagination all form the basic of this wonderful collection of some… |
Never Say Die! (A Thousand Years of Yiddish in Jewish life and Letters) | Joshua A. Fishman | Probably the most comprehensive study of Yiddish and its effect on language, people and history whic… |
Yiddish Wisdom, Humour and Heart from the Old Country | Rae Meltzer | Lovely illustrated book with Yiddisher sayings-some serious, some sad, plenty humourous. |
Jewish Humour | Ben Eliezeer | A variety if Jewish jokes form the Yiddish-speaking world; some funny, some cynical, some poignant. |
The All-Jewish Cartoon Collection | Mort Gerberg | As it says on the title page, 'strictly Kosher (U) Prepared Under Rabbinical Supervision.' Funny, fi… |
The Taste of Yiddish | Lillian Mermin Feinsilver | A humorous guide to Yiddish. Includes chapters on 'the Yiddish Tam,' 'Popular Terms and Expressions,… |