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Modern in Autumn
Modern in Autumn: The Belated Discovery of Blume Lempel
Women Poets and Writers
Though sometimes less well known, women have been writing in Yiddish from the sixteenth up through the twentieth century
A Very Special "Baby" (Typewriter)
A look at Chava Rosenfarb's portable Hermes Baby typewriter
December 2017: Handpicked
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.
June 2017: Handpicked
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.
Online Lecture Series: Suggested Readings
A list of recommended readings for each online lecture
Young, Gifted and Yiddish
A portfolio of young Yiddish writers who helped shape modern Yiddish literature
April 2017: Handpicked
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.
March 2020: Handpicked
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.
American Yiddish Poetry: Reading Resources
The third selection for the 2018 Great Jewish Books Book Club
Bontshe Shvayg in Lethbridge: Teaching Yiddish Literature in the Canadian Bible Belt
I teach Jewish literature to non-Jews. That statement may not seem very remarkable; after all, I also teach Victorian literature to non-Victorians and nineteenth-century literature to students born in the late twentieth century.
May 2021: Handpicked
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.
January 2021: Handpicked
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.
Di Yerushe
When Sarah Traister Moskovitz heard Aaron Lansky give a speech, it rekindled her passion for Yiddish—and inspired a poem.
Jewish Neighborhoods: Montreal
Stories of Jewish life in Montreal, from Our Wexler Oral History Project Collection
Voices from the Vault: Yiddish Writers Speak Again
Unlocking a treasure trove of recordings of Yiddish writers
October 2020: Handpicked
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.
Destined to Create
What produced the poetic impulse in her as a child, and what gives rise to a poet in any era? The Yiddish poet Rokhl Korn offers a deeply personal answer.
September 2020: Handpicked
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.
Translating the World
Yiddish translation in the nineteenth century and beyond