Women in Yiddish

As part of the Yiddish Book Center’s 2022 Decade of Discovery Women in Yiddish theme, we feature stories that acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of women—writers, artists, readers, scholars, and activists—to Yiddish culture.

Women in Translation

Clips from women speaking about the importance of translation, their own process of translating Yiddish, and the intricacies, nuances, and creativity of rendering works from one language to another.
Singing in Yiddish

Four women musicians reflect on their deep, personal connection to Yiddish music.
Women Reflect on American Jewish Identity

Women across generations candidly reflect on Jewishness and American culture
Stories That Celebrate Women Yiddish Poets

Stories that celebrate women Yiddish poets
"The History That's Never Taught": Stories That Celebrate Women's Contributions to Yiddish

Highlights from the Wexler Oral History Project
Jewish Women Resisters

Oral histories of women partisans and resisters told firsthand and by their descendants
Women Writing Memoir

Stories from women memoirists

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Women in Yiddish

Women in Translation

Singing in Yiddish

Women Reflect on American Jewish Identity

Stories That Celebrate Women Yiddish Poets

"The History That's Never Taught": Stories That Celebrate Women's Contributions to Yiddish

Jewish Women Resisters

Women Writing Memoir