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The Joys Of Yiddish

The Joys Of Yiddish

by Leo Rosten

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OYF HISTORISHE VEGN: ASHKENAZ UN YIDISH MIZREH-EYROPE: ESEYEN

OYF HISTORISHE VEGN: ASHKENAZ UN YIDISH MIZREH-EYROPE: ESEYEN

by Klepfisz, Heszel

Yerushalayim; Aroysgegebn Mit Der Hilf Funem Dr. Shemu'el Un Rivkah Hurvits Literatur-Fond Bay Der Yidisher Kultur-Gezelshaft In Yerushalayi, 1993. Hardcover. Publishers cloth. 8vo. 608 pages. 24 cm. First edition. In Yiddish. Title page verso: On the paths of history, Ashkenaz and East European Jewry = Bi-netive ha-historyah. Dr. Heszel Klepfish was born "in 1910 in Zyrardow. Studied in heder and with his father. After turning nine years of age went away to study at various yeshivas. At the age of 12... Read more about this item
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DI YIDISHE SHPRAKH. WHOLE NRS 1 (MAR-APR 1927), 2, 3/4, 5/6, 7, 8/9, 10 (MAI-JUN 1928) [1ST 10 CONSECUTIVE NUMBERS IN SIX ISSUES]

DI YIDISHE SHPRAKH. WHOLE NRS 1 (MAR-APR 1927), 2, 3/4, 5/6, 7, 8/9, 10 (MAI-JUN 1928) [1ST 10 CONSECUTIVE NUMBERS IN SIX ISSUES]

by Katedr far Yidisher Kultur ba der Ukr. Visnshaftl. Akademye, Filologishe Sektsye

Kiev: Katedr far Yidisher Kultur ba der Ukr. Visnshaftl. Akademye, Filologishe Sektsye, 1928. Paper Wrappers. 1st edition. Original printed publisher's color paper wrappers, bound into period boards, 4to (large), ca 72-116 columns [ca 36-58 pages] per issue. 28 cm. In Yiddish. Title translates roughly as, "The Yiddish Language." Succeeded in 1931 by "Afn shprakhfront." Di Yidishe Shprakh was a "Yiddish linguistic journal published in Kiev from 1927 to 1930. A bimonthly journal, Di yidishe shprakh (The... Read more about this item
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$1,200.00
GEZAMELTE DRAMEN. HEDDA GABLER. DER BOYMAYSTER

GEZAMELTE DRAMEN. HEDDA GABLER. DER BOYMAYSTER

by Ibsen, Henrik

Nyu York; Mayzel et ko, 1910. Hardcover. Publishers Cloth. 8vo. 137, 134 pages. 21 cm. First edition. In Yiddish. Dramatic works of Ibsen, including Hedda Gabler and Der Boymayster. Bound in red cloth, with gilt title. Subjects: Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906 - Translations into Yiddish. OCLC lists 14 copiees. Light shelf wear to cloth, otherwise clean and fresh. Very good + condition. (YID-18-17).
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$100.00
DER DER SHTERN: LITERARISHER ALMANAKH [NUMBERS 1-3, PRESUME COMPLETE]

DER DER SHTERN: LITERARISHER ALMANAKH [NUMBERS 1-3, PRESUME COMPLETE]

by Fareyn Sovetishe Shrayber Fun Ukraine

Kiev; Farlag Radianski Pismenik, 1948. Paperback. Original Wraps. 8vo. 316; 120; 125 pages. 22 cm. First edition. In Yiddish. Contents also in Ukrainian. First three issues (complete run? ) of Der Shtern (The Star) , published Kiev 1947-1948; literary almanac (poetry, short stories, criticism, music) of the Yiddish section of the Soviet Writers Union of the Ukraine; contains contributions from Itsik Fefer, David Hofshteyn, Avrom Kahan, Arn Kushnirov, Hershl Polianker and many others. Subjects: Yiddish... Read more about this item
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$275.00
DER FRAYND: OFITSLELER ORGAN FON ARBAYTER RING. THE FRIEND, OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE WORKMEN'S CIRCLE. VOL XXXVI, NRS 1-9[COMPLETE FOR 1945]

DER FRAYND: OFITSLELER ORGAN FON ARBAYTER RING. THE FRIEND, OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE WORKMEN'S CIRCLE. VOL XXXVI, NRS 1-9[COMPLETE FOR 1945]

by [Workmen's Circle]

Passaic, N. J. : Arbayter Ring, 1945. Hardcover. 1st edition. Original boards. 8vo. 40 + 48 + 24 + 22 + [32] pages [166 pages total], 27 cm. In Yiddish. Includes photos. A complete Holocaust-era year run of Fraynd, founded in 1910, printed monthly, then, more or less, bimonthly. "Formed in 1900 by Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, The Workmen's Circle at first acted as a mutual aid society, helping its members to adapt to their new life in America. It provided life insurance,... Read more about this item
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$500.00
DIE JUDENSTADT VON LUBLIN

DIE JUDENSTADT VON LUBLIN

by Balaban, Majer

Berlin; Jüdischer Verlag, 1919. Hardcover. Publishers cloth. 4to. 112 pages. 26 cm. First edition. In German. ‘The Jewish City of Lublin'. With 60 illustrations. Monograph of Lublin's Jewish history by Majer Balaban (1877-1942) , "historian and educator. Majer Balaban was a founder and architect of modern Polish Jewish historiography and the first to synthesize both Polish archival sources and Jewish communal records and rabbinic responsa. ... Balaban completed his dissertation in 1904, on Jews in... Read more about this item
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WIENER LIBRARY: CATALOG SERIES NO. 4: AFTER HITLER GERMANY, 1945-1963

WIENER LIBRARY: CATALOG SERIES NO. 4: AFTER HITLER GERMANY, 1945-1963

by Wolff, Ilse; & Helen Kehr, editors

London: Vallentine Mitchell, 1963. First Edition. Cloth. Original Publisher's Cloth. 8vo. x, 261 pages. Volume 4 of the Wiener Library Catalog series of books on the Holocaust. We have found this to be an excellent reference work; we keep 1 in the shop for our use. Light wear, Very Good Condition (HOLO2-75-7).
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Joys of Yiddish

Joys of Yiddish

by Leo Rosten

Pocket Books, 1991. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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$6.77
Songs = Lider [Romanized Form] = Shirim [Romanized Form

Songs = Lider [Romanized Form] = Shirim [Romanized Form

by Golub, Solomon. ; Cohen, Meyer S; (Translator) Golub, Solomon

New York: Metro Music, 1936. Hardcover. Ex-library with usual markings; hinges weakened and were partly cracked and are now reinforced with archival glue. Overall about good(-) thus.. Folio in polished blue cloth; 1 score (103 pages) ; 32 cm. Music for one voice with piano accompaniment; words in romanized Hebrew and Yiddish./ Text of songs in Yiddish: p. [4]-[9]./ Text of songs in Hebrew: p. [11]-[16]. In Yiddish. Contents: Deine oign -- Ich ken es nit farshtein -- Bobeniu -- Zorissi loruach anchosi... Read more about this item
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$41.00
DER FRAYND: OFITSLELER ORGAN FON ARBAYTER RING. THE FRIEND, OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE WORKMEN'S CIRCLE. VOL XLII, NRS 1-8 [COMPLETE FOR 1951]

DER FRAYND: OFITSLELER ORGAN FON ARBAYTER RING. THE FRIEND, OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE WORKMEN'S CIRCLE. VOL XLII, NRS 1-8 [COMPLETE FOR 1951]

by [Workmen's Circle]

Passaic, N. J. : Arbayter Ring, 1951. Hardcover. 1st edition. Original boards. 8vo. One issue 20 pages, the others 16 pages each [148 pages total], 27 cm. In Yiddish. Includes photos. A complete DP-era year run of Fraynd, founded in 1910, printed monthly, then, more or less, bimonthly. "Formed in 1900 by Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, The Workmen's Circle at first acted as a mutual aid society, helping its members to adapt to their new life in America. It provided life... Read more about this item
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$350.00
PROLETARISHE DERTSIUNG. PROLETARISCHE DERZIUNG VOL. IV, NR. 6, JULI, 1938

PROLETARISHE DERTSIUNG. PROLETARISCHE DERZIUNG VOL. IV, NR. 6, JULI, 1938

by International Workers Order. National School Committee

New York: Natsyonaler Shul Komisye Fun Internatsyonaln Arbeter Ordn, 1938. paper wrappers. 1st edition. Original photographic paper wrappers. 4to. 24 pages, 31 cm. In Yiddish with some advertisements in English. Includes many photos and illustrations, some by William Gropper. Title translates to "Proletarian Education: Official Organ of the National School Commission of International Labor." A Yiddish-language publication of the National School Committee of the International Workers Order, edited by IWO... Read more about this item
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FRAYHAYT. FREIHEIT. 1928. OCT-DEC. CITY EDITION. [3 MONTHS]

FRAYHAYT. FREIHEIT. 1928. OCT-DEC. CITY EDITION. [3 MONTHS]

by 20. (Individual Volume)

New York, Morgan Frayhayt, 1928. Hardcover. 8vo; 1st edition. Publisher's boards. Folio (Newspaper). In Yiddish. Title translates as, "The Morning Freedom." "Morgen Freiheit was a New York City-based daily Yiddish language newspaper affiliated with the Communist Party, USA, founded by Moissaye Olgin in 1922. After the end of World War II the paper's pro-Israel views brought it into disfavor with the Communist Party and its editor Paul Novick was expelled from the organization. The paper closed in 1988.... Read more about this item
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$450.00
The Joys of Yiddish

The Joys of Yiddish

by Rosten, Leo

Paperback. Good.
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$3.42
KNAAN UN MITSROYIM: ROMAN [KNEN]. KANAANA UN EGIPTE

KNAAN UN MITSROYIM: ROMAN [KNEN]. KANAANA UN EGIPTE

by Melamed, Hirsch [Hirss Melameds]

Rige [Riga]: Yungbukh, 1930. 1st edition. Period boards with original covers bound in. 8vo. 157 pages, 21 cm. In Yiddish with Latvian "front" cover and title page at rear. Title translates to "Canaan and Egypt: A Novel." Two volumes in one: 1. Yoysef in Mitsroyim and 2. Yosef der reter fun Mitsroyim. SUBJECTS: Yiddish fiction. OCLC: 503648109. OCLC lists 8 copies worldwide , including copies of an undated edition which we assume to be a later reprint. Wonderfully illustrated cover (bound in) featuring... Read more about this item
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$200.00
FROM EAST TO WEST; THE WESTWARD MIGRATION OF JEWS FROM EASTERN EUROPE DURING THE SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES

FROM EAST TO WEST; THE WESTWARD MIGRATION OF JEWS FROM EASTERN EUROPE DURING THE SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES

by Shulvass, Moses A

Detroit; Wayne State University Press, 1971. Hardcover. Publishers cloth. 8vo. 161 pages. 23 cm. First edition. Covers the period of the Chmielnicki Massacre and the Thirty Years War, and the movement of impoverished refugees into Western Europe. Moses Avigdor Shulvass (1909-1988) , "scholar and educator. Born in Plonsk, Poland, Shulvass studied in Berlin. He lived in Erez Israel from 1938 to 1948 and then immigrated to the United States, where he eventually became professor of Jewish history at Spertus... Read more about this item
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YIDN IN UKRAINE [COMPLETE IN 2 VOLUMES]

YIDN IN UKRAINE [COMPLETE IN 2 VOLUMES]

by [Ukraine] (xt)

New York: Gezelshaft Tsu Faraybikn.., 1967. Cloth. 1st edition. Original publisher's cloth, 4to; 342 + 145 pages; In Yiddish. Title translates as, "Jews in the Ukraine." With lots of illustrations and detailed index. OCLC: 18462513. Ex-library with usual marks, Light wear, about Very Good Condition. (YIZ-5-8A)xx.
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$300.00
IDISHER YOHR BUKH. VOL I. 1914

IDISHER YOHR BUKH. VOL I. 1914

by Jewish Socialist Federation Of America

Hardcover. Nyu york [New York]: Idisher sotsyalistisher federatsye in Amerika, 1914. CLoth, 8vo, 110 pages. Annual. Includes illustrations. 23 cm. In Yiddish. Periodical lasted until 1918 issue; Vols II (1915) and later are titled "Idishe yohrbukh. " "In 1908 a Jewish Agitation Bureau was established [by the Socialist Party of America] in order to spread socialism among Yiddish-speaking Jews. Stimulated by immigrants with experience in the East European Bund, the Bureau developed into the Jewish... Read more about this item
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$225.00
TENUAT HE-HALUTS BE-POLIN (1917-1929)

TENUAT HE-HALUTS BE-POLIN (1917-1929)

by Oppenheim, Israel

Yerushalayim; Hotsaat Sefarim A. Sh. Y. L. Magnes, Ha-Universitah Ha-Ivrit, 1982. Hardback. 8vo. 671 pages. 23 cm. First edition. In Hebrew. Added title page: The "He-Halutz" movement in Poland, 1917-1929. The He-Haluts was a Zionist pioneering movement in Poland. "The founders of He-? Aluts believed that no political or propaganda accomplishment would benefit Zionism in the long run unless it were complemented by deeds of personal fulfillment, which became a primary objective in the organization's... Read more about this item
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$100.00
VISHNIVITS: SEFER-ZIKARON LI-KEDOSHE VISHNIVITS SHE-NISPU BE-SHO'AT HA-NATSIM

VISHNIVITS: SEFER-ZIKARON LI-KEDOSHE VISHNIVITS SHE-NISPU BE-SHO'AT HA-NATSIM

by Wisniowiec Nowy (Ukraine)

Ha-'orekh, Hayim Rabin. Tel Aviv, 1970. Very good condition. (YIZ-3-7).
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$125.00
THE JEWS OF MOSCOW, KIEV, AND MINSK: IDENTITY, ANTISEMITISM, EMIGRATION

THE JEWS OF MOSCOW, KIEV, AND MINSK: IDENTITY, ANTISEMITISM, EMIGRATION

by Brym, Robert J. ; Rozalina Ryvkina

New York; New York University Press, Institute Of Jewish Affairs, 1994. Hardcover. Publishers cloth. 8vo. Xvi, 142 pages. 22 cm. Illustrated. First U. S. Edition. Black and white photographs, as well as diagrams and charts. "The Jews of the former Soviet Union have always been the subject of intense controversy. In the past 25 years, especially, they have been the source of considerable speculation. [...]The issues swirling around the Jews in the republics now known as the Commonwealth of Independent... Read more about this item
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$100.00
SHTRALN

SHTRALN

by Workmen's Circle School (Buffalo, N. Y. )

Buffalo, NY; Arbeter Ring Shul, 1940. Original Wraps. 4to. 24 pages. 29 cm. First edition. In Yiddish, with some English at rear. Shtraln, published for the first graduation of the Workmens Circle School in Buffalo, New York, June, 1940. With three photographs. With commemorative essays for the celebration of the first graduating class, and various students essays on Emigration, Eugene Debs, Abraham Reizen, and Yiddish education. Rear contains advertisements in Yiddish and English, with various local... Read more about this item
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$100.00
The Joys of Yiddish

The Joys of Yiddish

by Rosten, Leo

McGraw-Hill, 1968. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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$10.95
EYNIKAYT /AYNIKAYT / AINIKAYT [NEW SERIES] 1947, VOL IV(NR. 1 JAN 1947) [1 ISSUE]]

EYNIKAYT /AYNIKAYT / AINIKAYT [NEW SERIES] 1947, VOL IV(NR. 1 JAN 1947) [1 ISSUE]]

by American Committee Of Jewish Writers, Artists and Scientists

New York, Der Komitet, 1946. Paperback. 1st edition. Paper Wrappers, Folio (Road Atlas size, 35 cm) , 32 pages. "Unity. " Yiddish Communist bimonthly (from May 1944-Jan 15 1945) , then monthly (through 1947) for writers, artists, and scientists, a periodical certainly read by many of those swept up in the Atom Spy witchhunts 10 years later. "Aroysgegebn fun Komitet fun Yidishe shrayber, kinstler un visnshaftler in Amerike. " Preceeded by periodical of the same name, also published in New York, in 1942.... Read more about this item
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$125.00
Joys of Yiddish

Joys of Yiddish

by Leo Rosten

Washington Square Press, 1983. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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$7.05
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