The book rescuer : how a mensch from Massachusetts saved Yiddish literature for generations to come / written by Sue Macy ; illustrated by Stacy Innerst.
TITLE:
The book rescuer : how a mensch from Massachusetts saved Yiddish literature for generations to come / written by Sue Macy ; illustrated by Stacy Innerst.
By:
Publication Date:
2019
Publication Information:
New York : Simon & Schuster,
Physical Description:
48 p. : col. ill.
Additional Contributors:
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 47).
Summary:
Over the last forty years, Aaron Lansky has jumped into dumpsters, rummaged around musty basements, and crawled through cramped attics. He did all of this in pursuit of a particular kind of treasure, and he's found plenty. Lansky's treasure was any book written in Yiddish, the language of generations of European Jews. When he started looking for Yiddish books, experts estimated there might be about 70,000 still in existence. Since then, the MacArthur Genius Grant recipient has collected close to 1.5 million books, and he's finding more every day.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781481472203
General Note:
"Paula Wiseman Book"
“Purchased through the Diyas for Diversity grant.”
