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This Adorable Children’s Book Reminds Us That Yiddish Is the Language of Love

JL;DR SUMMARY "Sweet Babe: A Jewish Grandmother Kvells," a delightful children's book by illustrator Robin Rosenthal, celebrates the affectionate Yiddish language and Jewish culture through the bond between a grandmother and her grandchild. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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FamilyJewish CultureYiddishJewish IdentityJewish ArtIllustrationChildren's BooksJewish GrandmothersKvellingRobin Rosenthal

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Russian Federation
"Rosenthal even paid tribute to Jewish Russian constructivist and Dada-ist artists including El Lissitzky (who began his career illustrating Yiddish childrens books) and Henryk Berlewi, responsible for so much iconic Yiddish typography and design, through the books hand-drawn lettering."

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