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In the Jewish communities of Europe, learned but poor Jews were much, much more highly respected than rich but unlearned ones. - Leo Rosten
" "In the Jewish communities of Europe, learned but poor Jews were much, much more highly respected than rich but unlearned ones.
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About Leo Rosten
Leo Calvin Rosten (11 April 1908 – 19 February 1997) was an American teacher, academic and humorist best remembered for his stories about the night-school "prodigy" Hyman Kaplan and for The Joys of Yiddish (1968).
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