Debré, S. L'Humour Judéo-Alsacien: Expressions Humoristiques Judéo-Alsaciennes ["The Judeo-Alsatian Humor: Humoristic Judeo-Alsatian Expressions."]

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author

(HUMOR)

printer

Imprimerie des Presses Universitaires de France

Place

Paris

Publication

1933

Description

FIRST EDITION

summary

The Jews of the Alsace region, developed a Judeo-German dialect impregnated with Hebrew words and rabbinic idioms, and possessed of a unique humor. The present work devotes entire chapters to explicating these precious humorisms, many of which draw on rabbinic learning

pp. 307. Lighttly browned. Original printed wrappers. 8vo

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