Lansky can be a bit self-aggrandizing, but the work done by the Yiddish Book Center is really amazing. This book is full of charming anecdotes about old Jews and stories that made me cry to think about our culture and our history. Not a hard read, worth checking out. Extremely made me want to learn Yiddish, of course.

I received this book for free from PJ Library. It's been sitting on my shelf for a while and I finally decided to give it a try. WOW! So glad I did. Loved it. A great read for any Jew, any book lover and especially Jewish book lovers!

Pick up this unassuming book about a nonprofit that rescues Yiddish books and you might think it would make a good article but not much of a book. Oh how wrong you would be. It's amazing. The author is a gifted writer with a wicked sense of humor. I'm not the type who usually busts out laughing while reading, but I did here, a couple dozen times. Had a few tears too. If you love books for their own sake, you'll love this particular one, even if you know nothing about Judaism or Yiddish culture. But if you do, then read it why don't you?

Very interesting anecdotes, just a bit too long winded at times.

All the superlatives in the world aren't enough to describe how great this book is. I laughed! I cried! I learned new things! Just all the feels. If you consider yourself a reader who loves books then you absolutely have to check out this beautiful story. Trust me.

Fascinating and personally relevant and important book.

The audiobook narrator also did a great job. Easy but engaging listen.

I found this one interesting, and learned a lot about Yiddish and Yiddish book history.

1. One person can make a difference.
2. Culture is not static.
3. It's unbelievably sad when a culture is destroyed and/or forgotten.