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The Big Little Book of Jewish Wit & Wisdom

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781579121464 Author(s): Berk Format: Hardcover Year: 2000 Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Dimensions: 112 x 157 x 32 (w x l x h) Pages: 360

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Description: This small, chunky volume presents the witty, wonderful, deadpan and droll insight of the Jewish culture. Chapters on Wisdom, Mitzvahs, Dybbuks, Proverbs, Jokes, Curses, Conventions, Mores (ethics), Love & Marriage, Men & Women, Children & Family provide reflections gleaned from a wealth of ancient, traditional and modern sources. The range of wise observations on the ways of the world, snappy one-liners, stories and expressions captures the spirit of the Jews throughout the centuries. Illustrated with sixty watercolor paintings, "The Big Little Book of Jewish Wit & Wisdom" will delight and engage even the toughest Jewish mother. Some examples: "When we hear a baby laugh, it is the loveliest thing that can happen to us."—Sigmund Freud "A child's wisdom is also wisdom."—Yiddish proverb "I don't believe in the afterlife, although I am bringing a change of underwear."—Woody Allen "May you lose all your teeth but one, and may that one have a cavity."—Anonymous (Yiddish curse)

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