"His books have not just been good for the Jews; they have been great." – Joel Yanofsky, Literary Review of Canada
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Wearing his trusty lab coat and with Farfl the Wonderdog by his side Dr. Wex embarks on research
Wex is writing a book about Jewish food for Scribner. He's hoping that Mrs. Wex will cook him some of the extraordinary things he is discovering during his research.... 
My most recent book, The Frumkiss Family Business, comes out today in an easily affordable paperback edition.
Perfect for post-Tisha B'Ov presents. Tell your friends. Buy copies for your enemies and make them your friends.
Buy as many as you can afford--I'm trying to raise money for root canal... 
Someone who has previously written for, and received, help with Yiddish sent me the following delightful comment about the video that I posted earlier today. It's the sort of thing that makes me wonder why I bother:
"Most of these Jesus prayers are usually horshit (sic) but this is the most horseshitty one I ever heard and if this is the type of shit that you think is so important to "share" with with me... 
Heiko Lehmann by Stefanie Rumpler (www.stefanie-rumpler.de)
Dem Pogromtchik’s Viglid (The Pogromist's Lullaby) is the song that put Elyokim Faktor on the map as a writer in The Frumkiss Family Business. It has now been recorded by our dear friend Heiko Lehmann and his band The Hazi Bros.:
Sanne Möricke (guest): accordion
Hardy Reich: mandolin
Ben Lehmann: lead-guitar
Heiko Lehmann: voice, organ,... 
We are thrilled to announce that The Frumkiss Family Business went straight onto the bestseller list the week it was published.
BookNet Canada's list from the Quill & Quire lists Frumkiss as #13 on the extended bestseller list for the two weeks up to 29th August 2010.
This happy news coincides with Michael's birthday today.
Thanks to everyone who's been buying the book and posting their reviews on... 