Born to kvetch : Yiddish language and culture in all its moods /
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| Author / Creator: | Wex, Michael, 1954- |
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | New York : St. Martin's Press, 2005. |
| Description: | xiii, 303 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Yiddish language -- History. Yiddish language -- Social aspects. Yiddish wit and humor. Jews -- Civilization. Jews -- Civilization. Yiddish language. Yiddish language -- Social aspects. Yiddish wit and humor. History. |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5728907 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Kvetch Que C'Est? The Origins of Yiddish
- 2. Six Feet Under, Baking Bagels: Yiddish in Action
- 3. Something Else to Kvetch About: Yiddish Dialects
- 4. Pigs, Poultry, and Pampers: The Religious Roots of Yiddish
- 5. Discouraging Words: Yiddish and the Forces of Darkness
- 6. You Should Grow Like an Onion: The Yiddish Curse
- 7. If It Wasn't for Bad Luck: Mazl, Misery, and Money
- 8. "Bupkes Means a Lot of Nothing": Yiddish and Nature
- 9. Making a Tsimmes: Food-Kosher and Treyf
- 10. A Slap in the Tukhes and Hello: Yiddish Life from Birth to Bar Mitzvah
- 11. More Difficult than Splitting the Red Sea: Courtship and Marriage