Yiddish Civilisation: The Rise And Fall Of A Forgotten Nation - Hardcover

Kriwaczek, Paul

 
9781400040872: Yiddish Civilisation: The Rise And Fall Of A Forgotten Nation

Synopsis

Describes the origins and evolution of Yiddish culture from the thirteenth century to the present, including the development of Yiddish language, social life, art, literature, music, and occupations.

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About the Author

Paul Kriwaczek was born in Vienna in 1937 and, with his parents, narrowly escaped the Nazis in 1939, fleeing first to Switzerland and then to England. He grew up in London and graduated from London Hospital Medical College. After several years spent working and traveling in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa, he joined the BBC, where he spent the next quarter of a century as a program producer and filmmaker. Since leaving television in the 1990s, he has devoted himself to writing full-time, catching up on the unfinished business of a life spent exploring places, times, and ideas. He is married and lives in London.

Paul Kriwaczek’s In Search of Zarathustra is available in Vintage paperback.

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