Language, Literature & Culture

Articles, podcast interviews, and short films about Yiddish and modern Jewish literature and culture; Yiddish works in translation; news from the Yiddish Book Center; Yiddish language learning tools; and our Great Jewish Books Book Club.

Yiddish Language Learning

Resources for Yiddish language learners—Yiddish alphabet activities, homework exercises, and the Center's New Yiddish Textbook
Yiddish Literature

Profiles and essays about Yiddish writers and literature, drawn from our collections and publications
Yiddish in Translation

Read newly translated works of Yiddish literature, submit your own translations, and learn about our translation resources.
The Shmooze

The Yiddish Book Center's English-language podcasts include conversations with Jewish culture makers, plus news and stories related to Yiddish and modern Jewish literature and culture.
The Last Maximalist

A radiocast of Klara Klebanova's memoir, translated and voiced by Caraid O' Brien
Recordings of the Yiddish Book Center's Virtual Public Programs

These live stream video events were presented as virtual online programs and recorded. Offered weekly, these live online public programs will be recorded and posted here following the program.
The Yiddish Book Center's Decade of Discovery 2021

Year two of a Yiddish Book Center initiative designed to foster a deeper understanding of Yiddish and modern Jewish culture.
Pakn Treger

Our English-language magazine carries on the tradition of the original pakn tregers, who traveled from shtetl to shtetl in Eastern Europe bringing books and news of the outside world.
Wexler Oral History Project—Films, Features, News

Documentary films that tell personal stories about Yiddish culture; interview features around specific themes in Yiddish and Jewish culture; and news and updates from the Wexler Oral History Project
Virtual Exhibits

A selection of online exhibits in literature, theater, and music
From the Vault

Unexpected finds from our collections and the stories behind them.
Bronx Bohemians

A blog about the salon of Yiddish poet Bertha Kling.
Handpicked

Each month, the Yiddish Book Center asks a member of our staff or a special friend to select favorite stories, books, interviews, or articles from our online collections.
Weekly Reader

The Yiddish Book Center's Weekly Reader e-newsletter
The Great Jewish Books Book Club

Join a community of readers and enjoy the best of modern Jewish literature in English translation

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Language, Literature & Culture

Yiddish Language Learning

Yiddish Literature

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The Shmooze

The Last Maximalist

Recordings of the Yiddish Book Center's Virtual Public Programs

The Yiddish Book Center's Decade of Discovery 2021

Pakn Treger

Wexler Oral History Project—Films, Features, News

Virtual Exhibits

From the Vault

Bronx Bohemians

Handpicked

Weekly Reader

The Great Jewish Books Book Club