Michael Wex is the New York Times bestselling author of the most successful and popular book on Yiddish language and culture ever - Born to Kvetch. He is also a novelist, playwright, lecturer, performer, authority on language and literature and public speaker.
Read extracts from Wex's books (Born to Kvetch, Just Say Nu, The Adventures of Micah Mushmelon - Boy Talmudist and Shlepping the Exile), find out about his plays and translations, read his wildly popular bi-weekly articles published in the Jewish Week, visit our online store, ask Wex a question, book him for a personal appearance, book signing, lecture or scholar-in-residence weekend, find out where he's next appearing and subscribe to our e-zine Vekslblat.
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