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The current revival of the Yiddish language is well provided for by this classic work. This modern work has the approval of the world renowned YIVO Institute for Yiddish Studies in America. It's clear layout containing many colloquialisms is a true example of the lexicographers art.

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A book that ought to be owned by anyone who reads Yiddish. <br>--Irving Howe<br> <br> By far the best dictionary of Yiddish, but even one of the most modern and scientific dictionaries in general. <br>--Roman Jakobson<br> <br> I hope that all lovers of Yiddish and all those interested in our language will appreciate what Weinreich has done for them with competence and love. <br>--Isaac Bashevis Singer

A book that ought to be owned by anyone who reads Yiddish. Irving Howe By far the best dictionary of Yiddish, but even one of the most modern and scientific dictionaries in general. Roman Jakobson I hope that all lovers of Yiddish and all those interested in our language will appreciate what Weinreich has done for them with competence and love. Isaac Bashevis Singer A book that ought to be owned by anyone who reads Yiddish. --Irving Howe By far the best dictionary of Yiddish, but even one of the most modern and scientific dictionaries in general. --Roman Jakobson I hope that all lovers of Yiddish and all those interested in our language will appreciate what Weinreich has done for them with competence and love. --Isaac Bashevis Singer

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URIEL WEINREICH (1926–1967) was a professor of linguistics and Atran Professor of Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture at Columbia University. His books include the classic textbook College Yiddish and Languages in Contact, renowned in the field of bilingual studies. An expert on the dialects of Yiddish, he was founder and director of the monumental Language and Culture Atlas of Ashkenazic Jewry.

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