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Book Title: Meaning Of Yiddish
Item Length: 8.9in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 5.9in
Author: Benjamin Harshav
Publication Name: Meaning of Yiddish
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Series: Contraversions: Jews and OTHER Differences Ser.
Publication Year: 1999
Type: Language Course
Item Weight: 12.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 236 Pages
