Jewish Languages and Book Culture by Judith Olszowy-Schlanger Discount affecting and deceptively simple story

affecting and deceptively simple story of Jewish identity

equal measures of both—[these stories] struggle with a common question: What does it mean—what can it possibly mean—to live as a Jew in the modern world

the most widely used Jewish language in the pre-Holocaust world

Closely intertwined in history and memory

Jewish Languages and Book Culture by Judith Olszowy-Schlanger Discount affecting and deceptively simple storyA fascinating collection examining the spread of books in Jewish vernacular languages and Hebrew characters. From Cairo Genizah to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, the spread of books in Jewish vernacular languages and Hebrew characters offers an extraordinary insight into the linguistic richness of Jewish life. For over two millennia, Jewish communities have used languages other than Hebrew for daily oral communication, including Aramaic,