The last brittle sprout of a Polish rabbinic tree, Michael Wex was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, and spent his early orthodox Jewish childhood surrounded by a 40% Mormon population. Coming back to Yiddish during the revival of the 1980s after realising that his career as a Medievalist was not going to pay the rent, Wex soon discovered that Yiddish wasn't either. He drove cabs, worked in Tim Horton's, taught English, was a stand-up and finally got a break a couple of years ago. An overnight success at the age of 52 he finally has a New York Times bestselling book on the subject entitled "Born to Kvetch". This store is dedicated to all things Jewish and Yiddish. Enjoy!