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Book Title: Rhapsody in Schmaltz : Yiddish Food and What It's Done to Our Brains
Item Length: 8.5in.
Item Height: 1.2in.
Item Width: 5.8in.
Author: Michael Wex
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Regional & Ethnic / Jewish & Kosher, Jewish Studies, Jewish
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication Year: 2016
Genre: Cooking, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 13.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
