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Jeffrey A. Grossman. The Discourse on Yiddish in Germany: From the Enlightenment to the Second Empire. Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Rochester, NY: Camden House, 2000. x, 258 pp.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2004

Neil G. Jacobs
Neil G. Jacobs
Affiliation:
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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This is a fine book, one which constructs its tasks with seriousness and depth. Grossman's book is all about the place of Yiddish in German cultural and intellectual contexts. The shortcomings are more a product of the limitations of the discipline than of the author.

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AJS Review , Volume 27 , Issue 1 , April 2003 , pp. 151 - 153
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© 2003 by the Association for Jewish Studies

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