by Wex | Apr 7, 2016 | Reviews, Rhapsody in Shmaltz
The ultimate insider-outsider discourse, laden with ancient wisdom, and the no less wise ability to poke fun of it. Jake Marmer has written a fabulous, really insightful review of Rhapsody in Schmaltz in the Chicago Tribune. You can find the review right...
by Marilla | Apr 5, 2016 | Rhapsody in Shmaltz, Where's Wex?
Ahoy there, readers! Rhapsody in Schmaltz comes out in a week and Wex is gearing up to go to the States, Europe and beyond. Okay, maybe not beyond Europe, but definitely Europe. We are now planning his lecture schedule for spring/summer in Europe and North America in...
by Marilla | Mar 23, 2016 | Jewish Week, Rhapsody in Shmaltz
With Rhapsody in Schmaltz coming out in a couple of weeks the interviews are coming in thick and fast. Here’s one Wex did for Steve Lipman at The Jewish Week. Over the last decade, author-translator Michael Wex has become the public voice of Yiddish culture —...
