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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.
Yiddish Writers From Ukraine
Map and list of Yiddish writers connected to Ukraine
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
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.
Sutzkever Essential Prose: Reading Resources
The fifth selection for the 2022 Great Jewish Books Club
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.
The Wedding in Föhrenwald
An excerpt from Scene Five by H. Leyvik, translated by Motl Didner
Solomon and Shulamite
Two miniatures by Boris Sandler imaging the later years of the subjects of the Song of Songs, translated by Jordan Kutzik.
"Martsepanes"
A short poem by Kadia Molodowsky
Annotated Guide to the Musterverk Series
An introductory Essay by Rachelle Grossman and a Guide to Works in Our Collections
Teach Great Jewish Books Honor Roll
Donors who are helping bring Yiddish and modern Jewish literature to high school students across the continent
Yiddish Women Playwrights Festival
The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s associate art director Motl Didner and literary manager Sabina Brukner talk with The Shmooze about their upcoming Yiddish Women Playwrights Festival.
Sunday in the Park with Bertha
Behind a snapshot of Yiddish writers in a New York park lies a saga of friendships, rivalries, and romance, as well as the story of modern Yiddish poetry in America. [Posted June 8, 2020]
"The Blind Man"
A village parable from the often-political writer Itsik Kipnis, translated by Joshua Snider. Illustration from this story, as published in the volume A ber iz gefloygn (A Bear Took Flight).
Capture Oral Histories in Yiddish—Before It's Too Late
An all-out drive to capture oral history interviews from the last Yiddish-speaking Jews from Eastern Europe
April 2020: Handpicked
Abigail is a 2019–2020 Yiddish Book Center Fellow. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Abigail about her choices.
Find Yizkor Books
Browse the collection by country/region or by city/town, listed in alphabetical order
Emergency Book Rescue Honor Roll
Thanks to the generosity of these donors, we are able to recover rare Yiddish volumes from around the world.