Born to Kvetch

Born to Kvetch Yiddish Language and Culture in All of Its Moods

Hardback (07 Sep 2009)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Kvetching is to the Jewish soul what breathing is to the Jewish body. For Jews, kvetching is a way of understanding the world. It is rooted in the Bible where the Israelites grumbles endlessly. This book looks at the origins of this surplus of disenchantment, and examines how it helped to create the idioms and curses in Yiddish.

Book information

ISBN: 9780285638563
Publisher: Profile
Imprint: Souvenir Press
Pub date:
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 500g
Height: 225mm
Width: 144mm
Spine width: 30mm