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Don’t knock me a tea kettle

Here's Wex discussing the great Yiddish expression hak mir nisht ken tshaynik at the National Yiddish Book Center in Amherst,... Read more here

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You could live if they’d let you…

I wish that I could say that I’m kvetching in the country, but no––that would be too much of a luxury, that might come too close to entertainment. And God forbid I should have any of that. No, it isn’t I who’s kvetching out here: I’m the victim, I’m the one who’s being kvetched about. Here’s what happened. I was invited to speak at a rustic kosher retreat as part of a larger program of... Read more here

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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is Jewish

Just the other day, I heard my daughter say “Napoleon Solo.” If these words mean nothing to you, hurry to your local video store and demand copies of all 105 episodes of the ‘sixties television classic, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Napoleon Solo, played by Robert Vaughn, was its major character, though my daughter, a true child of a child of the ‘sixties, insists that David McCallum’s character, Ilya... Read more here

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How to Be a Mentsh gets reviewed in Jewish Book World

How to Be a Mentsh (and Not a Shmuck) is reviewed in the winter edition of Jewish Book World. "Wex uses traditional sources, like the Talmud’s stories about the great Hillel, to define ‘mentshhood’ as empathetic awareness of the feelings and needs of others combined with principled avoidance of inflicting harm and shame on others." To read the review in full go to the How to Be a Mentsh... Read more here

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Wex reads from Micah Mushmelon – Part 5

On October 24th 2007 The Adventures of Micah Mushmelon, Boy Talmudist had its official launch at Heliconian Hall, Toronto. In this the last of five videos Wex reads from the book, specifically about who Shrage's real father is. Filmed by TACIT... Read more here

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Wex is coming to Ottawa!

Do you live in Ottawa? What are you doing next Monday? On Monday evening (23rd November) at 7.30pm Michael Wex will be appearing at the Soloway JCC in Ottawa, care of the University of Ottawa's Vered Jewish Canadian Studies Program. This is a free event where Wex will be giving a lecture on How to Be a Mentsh (and Not a Shmuck) and there will be a book signing afterwards. If you're in the area I hope you... Read more here

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Wex reads from Micah Mushmelon – Part 4

On October 24th 2007 The Adventures of Micah Mushmelon, Boy Talmudist had its official launch at Heliconian Hall, Toronto. In this the fourth of five videos Wex reads from the book, specifically about how stupid Shrage's father is. Filmed by TACIT... Read more here