About Michael Wex Michael Wex was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, the last brittle sprout of a Polish rabbinic tree. He spent his early orthodox Jewish childhood surrounded by a 40% Mormon population. Books by Michael Wex The Frumkiss Family Business by (author) Michael Wex How to Be a Mentsh (And Not a Shmuck) Secrets of the Good Life from the Most Unpopular People on Earth by (author) Michael Wex Adventure of Micah Mushmelon, Boy Talmudist, The by (author) Michael Wex