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Jewish Languages and Book Culture

By Judith Olszowy-Schlanger (Editor), César Merchán-Hamann (Editor)
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$75.00
By Judith Olszowy-Schlanger (Editor), César Merchán-Hamann (Editor)
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A 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, Judeo-Arabic, Judeo-French, Judeo-Italian...

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