Modern English Yiddish Dictionary

Author : Uriel Weinreich
Publisher : Schocken
Page : 852 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1987-12-27
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780805205756

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Modern English-Yiddish Dictionary by Uriel Weinreich Pdf

The standard reference guide, with more than 20,000 entries ranging from colloquial to literary Yiddish, plus: a grammar guide, a pronunciation key, and instructions for usage Dr. Uriel Weinreich’s Modern English-Yiddish Yiddish-English Dictionary has been praised by both scholars and Yiddish writers for its completeness, its remarkable insight into the meanings of Yiddish words and expressions, and its precise presentation of Yiddish grammar and pronunciation. It is the work of one of this century’s most admired scholars of Yiddish language and culture, and took twenty years to complete. Comprehensive and reliable, the Modern English-Yiddish Yiddish-English Dictionary is the standard reference guide to contemporary Yiddish, an essential volume for the beginner and the expert alike.

Author : Uriel Weinreich
Publisher : Schocken
Page : 858 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1987-12-27
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0805205756

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Modern English-Yiddish Dictionary by Uriel Weinreich Pdf

The standard reference guide, with more than 20,000 entries ranging from colloquial to literary Yiddish, plus: a grammar guide, a pronunciation key, and instructions for usage Dr. Uriel Weinreich’s Modern English-Yiddish Yiddish-English Dictionary has been praised by both scholars and Yiddish writers for its completeness, its remarkable insight into the meanings of Yiddish words and expressions, and its precise presentation of Yiddish grammar and pronunciation. It is the work of one of this century’s most admired scholars of Yiddish language and culture, and took twenty years to complete. Comprehensive and reliable, the Modern English-Yiddish Yiddish-English Dictionary is the standard reference guide to contemporary Yiddish, an essential volume for the beginner and the expert alike.

Author : Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath,Paul Glasser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 900 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0253058848

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Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary by Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath,Paul Glasser Pdf

-Revised and expanded 2nd Ed of the award-winning, Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary. -Includes more than 85,000 words, and approximately 1000 new terms. First edition sold over 3500 copies.

Author : Solon Beinfeld,Harry Bochner
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-08
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0253009839

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Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary by Solon Beinfeld,Harry Bochner Pdf

Including over 37,000 entries compiled by a team of expert Yiddish linguists, Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary surpasses all its predecessors in the number of words and rich selection of idioms, examples of usage, and coverage of stylistic levels and dialect forms. The user-friendly entries include words for standard and literary as well as contemporary colloquial and conversational usage and a wide range of terms from all sources of Yiddish, including those of Hebraic-Aramaic, Slavic, and Romance as well as Germanic origin. The lexical corpus comes directly from the highly acclaimed Dictionnaire Yiddish-Français by Yitskhok Niborski and Bernard Vaisbrot, published by the Bibliothèque Medem in Paris in 2002. Augmented by an extensive user's guide, this volume is an indispensable resource for students, teachers, translators, and readers of Yiddish.

Author : Alexander Harkavy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : English language
ISBN : IND:32000014232963

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יידיש ענגלישער ווערטערבוך by Alexander Harkavy Pdf

Author : David C. Gross
Publisher : Hippocrene Books
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0781804396

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English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary by David C. Gross Pdf

This Yiddish-English dictionary includes over 4,000 Romanized word-to-word entries; an appendix of idiomatic expressions & proverbs; and an appendix of common words used in the English language.

Author : Raḥel Rozmarin
Publisher : Feldheim Publishers
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1583304231

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Mamma Used to Say by Raḥel Rozmarin Pdf

A treasure-trove of golden sayings and pearls of wisdom, mined from the righteous women of yesteryear and carefully passed down through the generations in exquisite Yiddish. Now available in a faithful English translation with the original Yiddish included, along with source material, metaphorical meaning, and relevant tales and anecdotes to illustrate the sayings. In reading this collection of expressions, some will make you laugh, others will bring on the tears, yet others will cause you to reflect, but the overall effect is an endearing, remarkable one. Breathe in the sparkling air of the 'alter heim'--the Old World--and find in it the refreshing insight that is so needed in the world of today.

Author : Irving Howe,Ruth R. Wisse,Chone Shmeruk
Publisher : Viking Adult
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : English poetry
ISBN : UOM:39015053479526

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Modern Yiddish Verse by Irving Howe,Ruth R. Wisse,Chone Shmeruk Pdf

A gift dedicated to Leonard Bernstein on his 70th birthday (1988). It was signed by the artist, Yossi Stern, and by Teddy Kollek. In addition to the numerous line drawings illustrating the poetry, Stern crafted an original book cover with a colorful drawing of a wedding scene.

Author : Ronald L. Eisenberg
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781589797291

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Dictionary of Jewish Terms by Ronald L. Eisenberg Pdf

The vocabulary of Judaism includes religious terms, customs, Hebrew, Aramaic and Yiddish terms, terms related to American Jewish life and the State of Israel. All are represented in this new guide, with easy to read explanation and cross-references.

Author : Uriel Weinreich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1371091495

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College Yiddish by Uriel Weinreich Pdf

Author : David E. Fishman
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0822960761

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The Rise of Modern Yiddish Culture by David E. Fishman Pdf

The Rise of Modern Yiddish Culture explores the transformation of Yiddish from a low-status vernacular to the medium of a complex modern culture. David Fishman examines the efforts of east European Jews to establish their linguistic distinctiveness as part of their struggle for national survival in the diaspora. Fishman considers the roots of modern Yiddish culture in social and political conditions in Imperial Tsarist and inter-war Poland, and its relationship to Zionism and Bundism. In so doing, Fishman argues that Yiddish culture enveloped all socioeconomic classes, not just the proletarian base, and considers the emergence, at the turn of the century, of a pro-Yiddish intelligentsia and a Yiddishist movement. As Fishman points out, the rise of Yiddishism was not without controversy. Some believed that the rise of Yiddish represented a shift away from a religious-dominated culture to a completely secular, European one; a Jewish nation held together by language, rather than by land or religious content. Others hoped that Yiddish culture would inherit the moral and national values of the Jewish religious tradition, and that to achieve this result, the Bible and Midrash would need to exist in modern Yiddish translation. Modern Yiddish culture developed in the midst of these opposing concepts. Fishman follows the rise of the culture to its apex, the founding of the Yiddish Scientific Institute (YIVO) in Vilna in 1925, and concludes with the dramatic story of the individual efforts that preserved the books and papers of YIVO during the destruction and annihilation of World War II and in postwar Soviet Lithuania. The Rise of Modern Yiddish Culture, like those efforts, preserves the cultural heritage of east European Jews with thorough research and fresh insights.

Author : Lily Kahn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-07
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781317304661

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Colloquial Yiddish by Lily Kahn Pdf

Specially written by an experienced teacher, Colloquial Yiddish offers a step-by-step approach to Yiddish as it is spoken and written today. Colloquial Yiddish provides the first widely available, easily accessible, comprehensive Yiddish course designed primarily for the twenty-first-century international English-speaking independent learner and suitable for use in Yiddish classes worldwide. Each unit presents numerous grammatical points that are reinforced with a wide range of exercises for regular practice. A full answer key can be found at the back as well as useful vocabulary summaries throughout. Key features include: graded development of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills realistic and entertaining dialogues jargon-free and clearly structured grammatical explanations a range of dynamic and appropriate supporting exercises supplementary texts presenting many of the most significant and relevant aspects of Yiddish culture. By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Yiddish in a broad range of situations. Course components: The complete course comprises the book and audio materials. These are available to purchase separately in paperback, ebook, CD and MP3 format. The paperback and CDs can also be purchased together in the great-value Colloquials pack. Paperback: 978-0-415-58019-9 (please note this does not include the audio) CDs: 978-0-415-58020-5 eBook: 978-0-203-85120-3 (please note this does not include the audio, available to purchase from http://ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/audio_viewbooks.aspx) MP3s: 978-0-415-58021-2 (available to purchase from http://ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/audio_viewbooks.aspx) Pack: 978-0-415-58022-9 (paperback and CDs)

Author : Michael Wex
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781429909907

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Born to Kvetch by Michael Wex Pdf

As the main spoken language of the Jews for more than a thousand years, Yiddish has had plenty to lament, plenty to conceal. Its phrases, idioms, and expressions paint a comprehensive picture of the mind-set that enabled the Jews of Europe to survive a millennium of unrelenting persecution: they never stopped kvetching---about God, gentiles, children, food, and everything (and anything) else. They even learned how to smile through their kvetching and express satisfaction in the form of complaint. In Born to Kvetch, Michael Wex looks at the ingredients that went into this buffet of disenchantment and examines how they were mixed together to produce an almost limitless supply of striking idioms and withering curses (which get a chapter all to themselves). Born to Kvetch includes a wealth of material that's never appeared in English before. You'll find information on the Yiddish relationship to food, nature, divinity, and humanity. There's even a chapter about sex. This is no bobe mayse (cock-and-bull story) from a khokhem be-layle (idiot, literally a "sage at night" when no one's looking), but a serious yet fun and funny look at a language that both shaped and was shaped by those who spoke it. From tukhes to goy,meshugener to kvetch, Yiddish words have permeated and transformed English as well. Through the idioms, phrases, metaphors, and fascinating history of this kvetch-full tongue, Michael Wex gives us a moving and inspiring portrait of a people, and a language, in exile.

Author : Jeffrey Shandler
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780190651961

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Yiddish by Jeffrey Shandler Pdf

"This book provides an introduction to Yiddish, the foundational vernacular of Ashkenazi Jews, both as a subject of interest in its own right and for the distinctive issues that Yiddish raises for the study of languages generally, including language diaspora, language fusion, multilingualism, language ideologies, and postvernacularity. By approaching the study of Yiddish through the rubric of a biography, rather than following a more conventional chronological, geographical, or ideological approach, this book examines the story of Yiddish thematically. Each chapter addresses a different "biographical" topic concerning the character of the language and how it has been conceptualized, ranging across time, space, and speech communities. These chapters interrelate discussions of the language's origins, characteristics, and development with the dynamics of its implementation in Ashkenazi culture from the Middle Ages to the present. These thematic chapters also examine the symbolic investments that both Jews and others have made in Yiddish over time, which are key to understanding both general perceptions and scholarly analyses of the language, especially in the modern period"--

Author : Benjamin Harshav,Barbara Harshav
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 844 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0804751706

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American Yiddish Poetry by Benjamin Harshav,Barbara Harshav Pdf

This remarkable volume introduces what is probably the most coherent segment of twentieth-century American literature not written in English. Includes a bilingual facing-page format, notes and biographies of poets, and selections from Yiddish theory and criticism.