College Yiddish: An Introduction to the Yiddish Language and to Jewish Life and Culture
โ Scribed by Max Weinreich
- Publisher
- YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English, Yiddish
- Leaves
- 410
- Edition
- Fifth Revised (PDF/A)
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
PDF/A version of Weinreich's College Yiddish, Fifth Revised edition. Now searchable in English, but sadly not in Yiddish yet. Hopefully someone can make an even better PDF/A!
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