The Story of Yiddish: How a Mish-Mosh of Languages Saved the Jews
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Neal Karlen., & Neal Karlen|AUTHOR. (2009). The Story of Yiddish: How a Mish-Mosh of Languages Saved the Jews . HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Neal Karlen and Neal Karlen|AUTHOR. 2009. The Story of Yiddish: How a Mish-Mosh of Languages Saved the Jews. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Neal Karlen and Neal Karlen|AUTHOR. The Story of Yiddish: How a Mish-Mosh of Languages Saved the Jews HarperCollins, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Neal Karlen, and Neal Karlen|AUTHOR. The Story of Yiddish: How a Mish-Mosh of Languages Saved the Jews HarperCollins, 2009.
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