Handpicked

Asya Vaisman Schulman is the director of the Yiddish Language Institute and the Steiner Summer Yiddish Program at the Yiddish Book Center. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Asya about her choices.

David Mazower is the chief curator and writer for the Yiddish Book Center's new permanent exhibition, Yiddish: A Global Culture. After delving into his selections, scroll down to read a short interview with David about his choices.

Madeleine (Mindl) Cohen is the academic director at the Yiddish Book Center. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Mindl about her choices.

Charlotte Apter is the 2022–23 Richard S. Herman Fellow at the Yiddish Book Center. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Charlotte about her choices.

Jeff Hayes is the manager of publishing and book programs at the Yiddish Book Center. After delving into his selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Jeff about his choices.

Seth Rogovoy is the founding artistic director of the Yiddish Book Center’s annual Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music. After delving into his selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Seth about his choices.

Joseph (Khayim) Reisberg is the 2022–2023 Applebaum Family Fellow in the Yiddish Book Center’s Bibliography and Translation departments. After delving into his selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Joey about his choices.

Sam Brivic is the membership manager at the Yiddish Book Center. After delving into his selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Sam about his choices.

Michelle Sigiel catalogs Yiddish books and materials and creates and develops metadata for digital collections at the Yiddish Book Center. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Michelle about her choices.

Amber Kanner Clooney is the director of web development and the digital library at the Yiddish Book Center. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Amber about her choices.

Margaret Selinger is the education programs assistant at the Yiddish Book Center. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Margaret about her choices.

Sonia Gollance is a scholar of Yiddish Studies and German-Jewish literature whose work focuses on dance, theatre, and gender. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Sonia about her choices.

Sonia Bloom is the 2021–22 Yiddish Education and Translation Initiatives fellow at the Yiddish Book Center. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Sonia about her choices.

Sarah Biskowitz is the 2021–22 Richard Herman Fellow at the Yiddish Book Center. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Sarah about her choices.

Zachary Baker brings over four decades of experience as a Judaica librarian working closely with Yiddish materials. As the compiler of the indispensable resource “1000 Essential Yiddish Books,” we wonder what Baker has curated for us this month.

Emily Mazza, the Yiddish Book Center's 2021-2022 Phyllis Pasker Fellow. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Emily about her choices.

Susan Bronson is the Executive Director of the Yiddish Book Center. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Susan about her choices.

Cameron is the 2021-2022 Communications Fellow at the Yiddish Book Center. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Cameron about her choices.

Jennifer Young is the education program manager at the Yiddish Book Center. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Jennifer about her choices.

Seb is the executive director of KlezKanada and a former Yiddish Book Center staff member. After delving into his selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Seb about his choices.

Lisa is the Yiddish Book Center's director of publishing and public programs. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Lisa about her choices.

Miriam is a Yiddish doctoral student and Yiddish Book Center alumna. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Miriam about her choices.

Zackary is a medical doctor, writer, and Yiddish translator. After delving into his selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Zackary about his choices.

Eddy is a writer and scholar of Yiddish and Jewish culture. After delving into his selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Eddy about his choices.

Rokhl Kafrissen is a NYC-based playwright and journalist. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Rokhl about her choices.

Sylvia is an education program manager at the Yiddish Book Center. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Sylvia about her choices.

Faune is the Yiddish Book Center's communications content editor. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Faune about her choices.

David is the Yiddish Book Center's bibliographer and editorial director. After delving into his selections, scroll down to read a short interview with David about his choices.

Sophia Shoulson is an alumna of several Yiddish Book Center programs and was the Center's 2019–2020 Richard S. Herman Fellow. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Sophia about her choices.

Faith Jones is a library director and alumna of the Yiddish Book Center Translation Fellowship. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Faith about her choices.

Susan Bronson is the Yiddish Book Center's executive director. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Susan about her choices.

Josh Lambert is the Yiddish Book Center academic director. After delving into his selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Josh about his choices.

Abigail is a 2019–2020 Yiddish Book Center Fellow. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Abigail about her choices.

Lesley is an education manager at the Yiddish Book Center. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Lesley about her choices.

Lisa is the director of communications at the Yiddish Book Center, co-editor of Pakn Treger, and host of The Shmooze. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Lisa about her choices.

Jessica is a Yiddish professor and translator. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Jessica about her choices.

Zeke is a Yiddish Book Center Translation Fellow and musicology doctoral student. After delving into his selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Zeke about his choices.

Sophia is the Richard S. Herman Fellow at the Yiddish Book Center. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Sophia about her choices.

Madeleine (Mindl) is the director of translation and collections initiatives at the Yiddish Book Center. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Mindl about her choices.

Madeleine (Mindl) is the director of translation and collections initiatives at the Yiddish Book Center. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Mindl about her choices.

A frequent collaborator with the Yiddish Book Center, we were delighted when Ilan agreed to share some of his highlights from our collections.

There are few people more uniquely qualified to delve into the Center's collections as Eitan Kensky. He's been instrumental in discovering and curating a range of materials—not just books, but also recordings, translations, and digital collections.

Michael Yashinsky is a consummate Yiddishist—in addition to his work at the Center teaching Yiddish and creating educational resource kits and materials for the Center’s forthcoming Yiddish textbook, he is also a stage director, playwright, and actor.

The Yiddish Book Center's Academic Director, Josh Lambert is a scholar of American Jewish Literature. After delving into his selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Josh about his choices.

Eddy Portnoy is one of the leading scholars of Yiddish popular culture. He loves—and knows—it all: cartoons, humor magazines, puppet shows, the underbelly of the Yiddish Press, and so much more, Here's what he found in our collections.

As the Yiddish Book Center’s Bibliographer and Editorial Director, David is constantly making new discoveries, and he’s surfaced some fascinating items from our collections.

Yiddish scholar Eitan Kensky, the Yiddish Book Center's director of collections initiatives, selected several types of media from our collections—Yiddish books, podcasts, translations, and recordings of cultural programs.

Elissa Sperling is a Yiddish Book Center 2016/17 Fellow. She's used that background, plus a degree in library science, to help with cataloging the Yiddish Book Center's collections during her fellowship and is constantly sharing her interesting finds.

Lisa Newman is the director of communications - she's constantly scouring our website for English-language recordings, articles, and oral histories that provide background for her work on Pakn Treger and The Shmooze.

Sebastian Schulman just can't stay away from the Yiddish Book Center—a Center summer intern in 2004, he later served as director of its translation program before leaving to work on his dissertation. Here, Seb shares some of his favorite finds.

Faith Jones knows our collections as well as anyone. Here are a few of her favorite finds.