Professor Samuel Kassow asserts that world literature translated into Yiddish demonstrates that Yiddish served as a link to the wider world. Yiddish was the medium that allowed popular world literature to be accessed by Yiddish speaking communities.

Professor Sam Kassow explains why over 17,000 Jews immigrated to Shanghai, China during World War II.

Professor Samuel Kassow reflects on the significance of the Yiddish series Musterverk. For many Jews who left their homes in Eastern Europe, Kassow notes that using Yiddish was a way of remaining Jewish.

Professor Samuel Kassow offers insight into the literature that appealed to the Jewish reader and why Yiddish speaking Jews were interested in world literature.

 Miriam Isaacs describes the Yiddish world she grew up in in Montreal.  While Yiddish was the language of the family and home, it was a multilingual environment. (Yiddish)

 Michael Wex gives a short and interesting history of Jewish community in Canada in a small town in the south of Alberta.