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The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come
By MACY, Sue
- ISBN
- 9781481472203
- Publisher
- S. & S. Paula Wiseman Bks.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2019 | Elementary
Gr 1–4—Aaron Lansky could not forget what his grandmother told him as a child. At the age of 16, she immigrated to the United States from Eastern Europe. In his twenties, Lansky decided to find out more about his grandmother's stories, which set him on a journey to learn how to speak and read Yiddish and to also locate Yiddish books. The result is the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA. Lansky's story is a fascinating one, fil...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
