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From Massachusetts to California, 29 Public Libraries Selected for the Yiddish Book Center’s Reading Program for Public Libraries
The Reading Program for public libraries uses translated Yiddish works to engage local communities in discussions on social issues.
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
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.
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.
Fartaytsht un farbesert: Yiddish in Translation
A collection of interview highlights that illustrate many experiences of translating
Weekly Reader The Work of Translation is Essential
February 13, 2022 - As much as the work of translation is essential, however, it often goes unacknowledged and unappreciated. Here are a few pieces that help to rectify that.
Young, Gifted and Yiddish
A portfolio of young Yiddish writers who helped shape modern Yiddish literature
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.
January 2022: Handpicked
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.
Weekly Reader Mother's Day
May 8, 2022 - We say that our collections here at the Yiddish Book Center are chock-a-block with mother-centric material.
1000 Essential Yiddish Books
A guide to the 1000 most essential Yiddish books in our collection
"Stories of Exile" Reading Groups for Public Libraries 2023
A reading and discussion program to engage teens and adults in thinking about experiences of displacement, migration, and diaspora.
August 2020: Handpicked
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.
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.
Translating the World
Yiddish translation in the nineteenth century and beyond
White Goat Press
White Goat Press brings new translations of Yiddish literature to English readers.
2019 Pakn Treger Digital Translation Issue
A collection of newly translated Yiddish letters and writing about correspondence
Musterverk fun der yidisher literatur (Masterworks of Yiddish Literature) Now Accessible
The 100-volume has been digitized and added to the Steven Spielberg Digital Yiddish Library