How Long to Read Dear Mendl, Dear Reyzl

How Long Does it Take to Read Dear Mendl, Dear Reyzl?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 15 minutes to read Dear Mendl, Dear Reyzl by Alice Nakhimovsky

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

“Explore[s] the Jewish past via letters that reflect connections and collisions between old and new worlds.” —Jewish Book Council At the turn of the 20th century, Jewish families scattered by migration could stay in touch only through letters. Jews in the Russian Empire and America wrote business letters, romantic letters, and emotionally intense family letters. But for many Jews who were unaccustomed to communicating their public and private thoughts in writing, correspondence was a challenge. How could they make sure their spelling was correct and they were organizing their thoughts properly? A popular solution was to consult brivnshtelers, Yiddish-language books of model letters. Dear Mendl, Dear Reyzl translates selections from these model-letter books and includes essays and annotations that illuminate their role as guides to a past culture. “Covers a neglected aspect of Jewish popular culture and deserves a wide readership. For all serious readers of Yiddish and immigrant Jewish culture and customs.” —Library Journal “Delivers more than one would expect because it goes beyond a linguistic study of letter-writing manuals and explicates their genre and social function.” —Slavic Review “Reproductions of brivnshtelers form the core of the book and comprise the majority of the text, providing a ground-level window into a largely obscured past.” —Publishers Weekly “The real delight of the book is in reading the letters themselves . . . Highly recommended.” —AJL Reviews

How long is Dear Mendl, Dear Reyzl?

Dear Mendl, Dear Reyzl by Alice Nakhimovsky is 248 pages long, and a total of 63,984 words.

This makes it 84% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Dear Mendl, Dear Reyzl Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 49 minutes to read Dear Mendl, Dear Reyzl aloud.

What Reading Level is Dear Mendl, Dear Reyzl?

Dear Mendl, Dear Reyzl is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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