This comics anthology contains original stories by many notable writes and artists and traces the influence of Yiddish from medieval Europe to the tenements of New York’s Lower East Side. Peeling back layers of dogma and decades of turgid scholarship, Pekar and Buhle shed new light, providing a modern discourse to help readers grasp the nuances of this colorful language and nomadic culture. Oh, and the book is brand new. That worn, broken binding on the spine? That’s the printing on the dust jacket. Go ahead, take a look at the close up! Looks real and broken, doesn’t it? It’s not though! That’s just printed!