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Boris Karloff is the pen name of Dov-Ber Kerler. Born in Moscow in 1958, he lived, studied, and taught in Jerusalem until 1984, in Oxford until 2000, and since 2001 in Bloomington, Indiana, where he holds the Dr. Alice Field Cohn Chair in Yiddish Studies. Has published five books of Yiddish poetry, including one with his father, the poet Josef Kerler (1918-2000). His Yiddish poetry blog can be found at elabrek, see also: kerbale, and two poems with English translation. ...more

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	The Origins of Modern Literary Yiddish (Oxford Modern Languages and Literature Monographs) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Katoves on a zayt: nekhtike lider, 1993-2001 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Politics of Yiddish: Studies in Language, Literature and Society (Winter Studies in Yiddish;, V. 4) 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1998 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History Of Yiddish Studies really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1991	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	מיר איז שטארק נוגע Mir iz shtark negeye really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	אנגעצויגענע סטרונע Ongetsoygene strune, lider 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	[The Origins of Modern Literary Yiddish (Oxford Modern Languages and Literature Monographs)] [Author: Kerler, Dov-Ber] [May, 1999] by Dov-Ber Kerler (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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