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A Concise Dictionary of Jiddish German
This concise standard reference book informs the reader in about 1000 entries about well-known as well as lesser known German words of Jiddish origin.
Entries describe original meanings of the words in Jiddish and Hebrew, show the histories of their entrance into the German language and discuss particularities of usage and problems with historical misuse. Jiddish words are widely used today, usually without knowledge of their origins. Hans Peter Althaus’s dictionary shows us the significant features and history of this particular part of the German language.