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Outwitting History: The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books 1st edition by Lansky, Aaron (2004) Hardcover

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Aaron Lansky

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Aaron Lansky is the founder of the Yiddish Book Center, an organization he created to help salvage Yiddish language publications. He received a MacArthur Fellowship in 1989 for his work.

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April 27, 2024
Engrossing, funny, and deeply moving. An excellent read for anyone who treasures books.
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August 11, 2025
The stories! The adventures! Having just finished "Burning the Books" before this one was a perfect pairing.
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