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Yiddishkeit - Jewish Vernacular & The New Land

By: Abrams ComicArts

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Yiddishkeit - Jewish Vernacular & The New Land

Last Stocked on 8/1/2020

Product Info

Title
Yiddishkeit - Jewish Vernacular & The New Land
Publisher
Category
Author
Harvey Pekar, Paul Buhle
Publish Year
2011
Pages
240
Dimensions
7x10.5x.5"
NKG Part #
2147579885
Type
Hardcover

Description

Yiddish is everywhere. We hear words like nosh, schlep, and schmutz all the time, but how did these words come to pepper American English? In Yiddishkeit: Jewish Vernacular and the New Land, Harvey Pekar and Paul Buhle trace the influence of Yiddish from medieval Europe to the tenements of New York’s Lower East Side. This comics anthology contains original stories by notable writers and artists such as Barry Deutsch, Peter Kuper, Spain Rodriguez, and Sharon Rudahl. Through illustrations, comics art, and a full-length play, four major themes are explored: culture, performance, assimilation, and the revival of the language. The last fully realized work by Harvey Pekar, this book is a thoughtful compilation that reveals the far-reaching influences of Yiddish.