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Voices from the Vault: Yiddish Writers Speak Again
Unlocking a treasure trove of recordings of Yiddish writers
White Goat Press
White Goat Press brings new translations of Yiddish literature to English readers.
Help us preserve and protect the countless Ukrainian Yiddish titles in our keeping
Help us safeguard the Jewish heritage that flourished in Ukraine for a thousand years, and to do all we can to make sure it’s neither obliterated nor forgotten.
Weekly Reader National Poetry Month
A range of Yiddish poetry
2018 Pakn Treger Translation Issue
A collection of newly translated Yiddish works centered around travel, movement, and migration
Help us Finish Our Transformational Yiddish Textbook
Help us complete our new Yiddish textbook with the creation of Hesofe: an Online Supplement that will make audio and video selections and interactive exercises an essential part of every lesson.
Musṭerṿerḳ fun der yidisher liṭeraṭur
A full list of the Musṭerṿerḳ fun der yidisher liṭeraṭur
The Brothers Ashkenazi: Reading Resources
The first selection for the 2018 Great Jewish Books Book Club
Four Theses on Translating Yiddish Literature in the 21st Century
Four Theses on Translating Yiddish Literature in the 21st Century
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
Weekly Reader Yiddish Coney Island
Diving beneath the surface of this favorite summer getaway
Carol and Earle Halsband
Delving into the “soul and heart” of Yiddish
Jewish Neighborhoods: Montreal
Stories of Jewish life in Montreal, from Our Wexler Oral History Project Collection
Celebrating Yiddish Poetry
Items by and about Yiddish poets and poetry from our collections.
Mobilization: Reporter John Marchese listens in as 96 people lay plans for the future of Yiddish translation
In facing those vast shelves of untranslated works, many questions arise. With the last of the native speakers dwindling in number, who will take on the task of translating those works? How can consensus be reached on important books that deserve...
Kaganovski: Two Sketches
Two sketches by Yiddish novelist and prose writer Froyim Kaganovski, one of interwar Poland’s most prominent writers.
Revealed After 100 Years: Abel Pann’s Showpiece Portrait
A portrait sketch unseen for a century emerges from a closet and reveals the friendships that brought together an illustrious group of Russian Jewish emigres in the Bronx. [Posted October 6, 2020]
Yiddish Illustrations: "From Chagall to Diego Rivera"
Explore Yiddish Book Center Bibliographer David Mazower's top ten Yiddish illustrated books.
On the Landing: Stories by Yenta Mash: Reading Resources
The second selection for the 2021 Great Jewish Books Book Club
Survivors: Reading Resources
Chava Rosenfarb was one of the most important post-War Yiddish authors. Learn about her life and work and hear her tell her own story