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Despite Weather, Summer Has Arrived

Though the weather may suggest otherwise, summer has arrived at the Yiddish Book Center! This means that our calendar is filling up with interesting, inspiring, educational, and fun events...

Apply for a Translation Grant!

There is still time to submit applications for the Yiddish Book Center’s Translation Grant! As a part of our new translation initiatives, we will be awarding two grants of $1,000 each...

Yiddish Translation: Who, What, Where?

Are you translating Yiddish literature, or do you know someone who is? As a part of the Yiddish Book Center’s renewed focus on translation, we are aiming to connect with Yiddish translators and provide them with helpful online resources and discussion forums...

A Treasure Trove

Yiddish periodicals are a treasury of Yiddish culture, from the early issues in the late 19th Century, via the vast range of titles from the prolific interwar period, to those that are still intermittently published today. The breadth, depth and reach of the periodicals is astonishing; more than 3,000 titles have been published, single cities had room for dozens of Yiddish monthlies, weeklies and dailies, and Jewish communities all over the world....

A visit to Di Folksbiene, the National Yiddish Theater

Last week, the Book Center's fellows decided to go to New York for a bit of Yiddish culture (because eight hours a day of Yiddish cultural immersion simply isn't enough).  Fellow Anita Christensen writes about a recent trip to New York to see Di Folksbiene, the National Yiddish Theater.