I haven't yet seen this book, but it is potentially amusing. The publisher (the source of the remainder of this note) can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Marjorie Wolfe).
Title: "Are Yentas, Kibitzers, & Tummlers Weapons of Mass Instruction? Yiddish Trivia" (ISBN 0-615-12507-7) BY Marjorie Gottlieb Wolfe Ms. Wolfe, a free-lance writer and columnist for GantsehMegillah.com, discusses the "Yiddisha Mama," Abraham Goldfaden (Father of the Yiddish Theater), The Jewish Daily, "gefilte fish" (Jacques Cousteau--alev a sholem--is still looking for it), "Yamaha" (a religious skullcap for women), a Kulikov trial, "fancy-schmantzy," "matzo dramas," the 5-minute video titled, "Century Village Shiddach," and the abbreviation "VD"-- Voo Den?...or volume discount? Learn which Rabbi said, "No chuppa, no shtuppa," and which critic rates some restaurants as "farkacht!" If you've ever wondered what is the most-used Yiddish word in crossword puzzles, and who translated Dr. Seuss's" Cat in the Hat" into Yiddish, read the "bukh." Nu. Shoyn? Hurry up! Order the book. It's "vunderlich"--wonderful. To order: Malka Publications 19 Market Drive Syosset, NY 11791 $12 USA $14 Canada and Israel$ 3 shipping and handling Henry Hollander, Bookseller 843 Twenty-Fourth Avenue San Francisco, CA 94121 http://www.hollanderbooks.com 415-831-3228 fax 415-831-3226 Jewish books in all fields and languages. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
