Max Weinreich

The late MAX WEINREICH was cofounder of the YIVO Institute in Vilna and one of the world's most important scholars of the Yiddish language. He completed "History of the Yiddish Language," his magnum opus, shortly before his death. His book "Hitler's Professors, 2nd Edition, "is available in paperback from Yale University Press.

The late MAX WEINREICH was cofounder of the YIVO Institute in Vilna and one of the world's most important scholars of the Yiddish language. He completed "History of the Yiddish Language," his magnum opus, shortly before his death. His book "Hitler's Professors, 2nd Edition, "is available in paperback from Yale University Press. See less