The first Franco-Yiddish dictionary to be published was finalized in Paris this week, The heavy tome, 400 pages containing 23,000 words, has been edited by the French Committee for the Propagation and Survival of the Yiddish Language and Culture ?n France, a non-profit organization affiliated with the Sorbonne University.
The dictionary was drawn up by a team of experts under the direction of two lecturers in Yiddish language and culture at Paris University Center for Contemporary Judaism, Noe Gruss and Samuel Kerner. The dictionary will be on sale beginning next month at a cost of 220 Francs or about $35.
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