Yiddish Literature

Map and list of Yiddish writers connected to Ukraine

An introductory Essay by Rachelle Grossman and a Guide to Works in Our Collections

Items from our collections highlighting the voices of Yiddish women writers

Four days after the Yiddish writer died in London in July, 1957, a memorial service was held at Westminster Synagogue. So how was the controversial author remembered?

An introductory essay by Ezra Glinter, newly digitized Yiddish books, and a guide to works in our collections

A blog about the salon of Yiddish poet Bertha Kling.

Items by and about Yiddish poets and poetry from our collections.

Five works from our collections that show representations of black struggle in the pages of Yiddish literature—from the June 2020 issue of the Weekly Reader.

A guide to Bashevis Singer's works in our collections, plus a portrait in words

Explore Yiddish Book Center Bibliographer David Mazower's top ten Yiddish illustrated books.

A tour of some of the Yiddish Book Center’s multimedia, multilingual resources on the topic of food.

Avrom Sutzkever on poetry and partisan Life

Sholem Aleichem was the most popular Yiddish writer. His books were in seemingly every Jewish home—and many of them were collected by the Yiddish Book Center. Learn about our rich collection of materials by and about Sholem Aleichem

Essays, oral histories, audio recordings, and more resources about one of the most important Yiddish novelists of the post-War period

Avrom Sutzkever was the definitive Yiddish poet of the post-Holocaust era and a near-mythic national hero. In these recordings from the Jewish Public Library in Montreal, a more intimate image of Sutzkever emerges.

The life and afterlife of a little-known writer

Two of the world's most engaging Yiddish scholars on one of the world's greatest Yiddish writers

In a 1955 interview, Jacob Glatstein discusses the role of a Yiddish poet after the Holocaust.

A dramatic reading by David Roskies

Read about Itzik Manger's career and experience his poetic voice.

An annotated guide to our holdings of material by and about I. L. Peretz

A selection of Yiddish primers from our collection.