"His books have not just been good for the Jews; they have been great." – Joel Yanofsky, Literary Review of Canada
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It's long been our hope that How to Be a Mentsh would end up being discussed in the various flavours of synagogue across the English-speaking world (no translations have been commissioned as yet). And now it's happened.
Rabbi Mark Fasman of the Shaare Zedek Synagogue of St. Louis, MO references the... 
Michael Wex and Henry Sapoznik ham it up (if you'll pardon the expression) at Di Hoo-Ha
The entire Wex family just returned from another great week at Klezkamp.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Yiddish Cultural event which takes place near Kerhonkson in upstate New York.
It was truly a vintage year - registrations were up, the dress-up ball Di Hoo-Ha was a massive success and Mrs. Wex had... 
I've finally gotten around to migrating the store from Wex's old website.....
For these and other great products, go to the MichaelWex.com store... 
Wex and Farfl celebrate the good news
We were delighted to hear today that How to Be a Mentsh (and Not a Shmuck) made it onto the Maclean's non-fiction bestseller list just two weeks after its publication.
Thanks to Adria Iwasutiak from Knopf for passing on the good news and sending us the link.
You can see the full list on the Maclean's website here.
We may celebrate with some Jewish deli... 
How to Be a Mentsh (and Not a Shmuck) gets its US launch at the Workmen's Circle in New York City next month.
On Tuesday 27th October at 6.30pm Wex will be talking about his new book, signing copies, pressing flesh and answering questions at a launch held by the Workmen's Circle.
If you're in the New York area - drop by and say hello!
(Mentsh gets its Canadian launch in a couple of weeks on 21st September... 