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Jacob Glatstein and Yiddish Rage with Sunny Yudkoff and Saul Zaritt
In this talk, Professors Sunny Yudkoff and Saul Zaritt discuss the life and poetry of Jacob Glatstein, a central figure in the American Yiddish world.
Jacob Glatstein on Yiddish Poetry After the Holocaust
In a 1955 interview, Jacob Glatstein discusses the role of a Yiddish poet after the Holocaust.
Gatherings of Yiddish Intelligentsia in Moshe Dluznowsky’s New York Home
'Really? Show Me!': Rising to the Challenge of Yiddish Translation
Sarah Gordon
2011-08-25
Ruth Fay Solomon
2021-03-09
Moishe Dolman
2012-07-10
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.
"Start With the Greats": A Beginner's Guide to Yiddish Poetry
White Goat Press
White Goat Press brings new translations of Yiddish literature to English readers.
"Be Hallowed" and "Mode"
Two poems from Glatstein's 1953 collection, "Father's Shadow," translated by Andrew Sunshine.
"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.
American Yiddish Poetry: Reading Resources
The third selection for the 2018 Great Jewish Books Book Club
1000 Essential Yiddish Books
A guide to the 1000 most essential Yiddish books in our collection
Celebrating Yiddish Poetry
Items by and about Yiddish poets and poetry from our collections.
The Small Opinions of Great Men
” by G. Selikovitch, translated by Corbin Allardice, Matthew Johnson, Jessica Kirzane, and Jonah Lubin
Great Jewish Books Club
2023 Great Jewish Books Club will feature four books with a focus on Yiddish literature in translation, as well as other seminal works of modern Jewish literature. There is no fee to join and enrollment is open throughout the year.
May 2020: Handpicked
Josh Lambert is the Yiddish Book Center academic director. After delving into his selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Josh about his choices.
“Letters,” “To Miriam Ulinover,” and “Letters”
by Rivka Basman Ben-Haim and Miriam Ulinover, translated by Kathryn Hellerstein
To America
By Aaron Glanz-Leyeles, translated by Oliver Elkus. An ode to the promise of America.