{"product_id":"the-new-joys-of-yiddish-completely-updated","title":"The New Joys of Yiddish: Completely Updated","description":"\u003cp\u003eMore than a quarter of a century ago  Leo Rosten published the first comprehensive and hilariously entertaining lexicon of the colorful and deeply expressive language of Yiddish. Said to give body and soul to the Yiddish language  The Joys of Yiddish went on to become an indispensable tool for writers  journalists  politicians  and students  as well as a perennial bestseller for three decades.  Rosten described his book as a relaxed lexicon of Yiddish  Hebrew  and Yinglish words often encountered in English  plus dozens that ought to be  with serendipitous excursions into Jewish humor  habits  holidays  history  religion  ceremonies  folklore  and cuisinethe whole generously garnished with stories  anecdotes  epigrams  Talmudic quotations  folk sayings  and jokes. To this day  it is considered the seminal work on Yiddish in Americaa true classic and a staple in the libraries of Jews and non-Jews alike.  With the recent renaissance of interest in Yiddish  and in keeping with a language that embodies the variety and vibrancy of life itself  The New Joys of Yiddish brings Leo Rostens masterful work up to date. Revised for the first time by Lawrence Bush in close consultation with Rostens daughters  it retains the spirit of the originalwith its wonderful jokes  tidbits of cultural history  Talmudic and Biblical references  and tips on pronunciationand enhances it with hundreds of new entries  thoughtful commentary on how Yiddish has evolved over the years  and an invaluable new English-to-Yiddish index. In addition  The New Joys of Yiddish includes wondrous and amusing illustrations by renowned artist R.O. Blechman.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945512923189,"sku":"ByrdShop_0609607855","price":33.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780609607855_1eb6bf9a-4d2c-4fbb-89f3-607b07899856.jpg?v=1770695878","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-new-joys-of-yiddish-completely-updated","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}