Talk Dirty Yiddish: Beyond Drek: The curses, slang, and street lingo you need to know when you speak Yiddish

by Ilene Schneider

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This is the Yiddish they didn't teach at Temple. This book gives readers the lowdown on how to really spit the Hebrew alphabet. With plenty of slang, curses, and idiomatic expressions, this book gives readers' Yiddish vocabulary a real kick in the toches.

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melsmarsh 641 reviews

Funny little dictionary type type book. Personally I think "How to Talk Jewish" was probably better and funnier. This was really not nearly as dirty as I was expecting.

May 18, 2013

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Hear an interview with author Ilene Schneider about Chanukah Guilt and about her new book Talk Dirty Yiddish on The Book of Life podcast's December 2008 episode, "Spin the Dreidel" at www.bookoflifepodcast.com.

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