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February 2023: Handpicked
Amber Kanner Clooney is the director of web development and the digital library at the Yiddish Book Center. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Amber about her choices.
1000 Essential Yiddish Books
A guide to the 1000 most essential Yiddish books in our collection
Spadina
By Yudica, translated by Faith Jones.
“Letters,” “To Miriam Ulinover,” and “Letters”
by Rivka Basman Ben-Haim and Miriam Ulinover, translated by Kathryn Hellerstein
Hinde Zaretsky
Rare archive film, memories of the Bronx, and a soaring poetic tribute to Bertha Kling. [Posted May 8, 2020]
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.
The Golden Peacock: The Voice of the Yiddish Writer
This week we visit with Dr. Sheva Zucker to talk about her latest book. The Golden Peacock is a bilingual edition that includes the work of twelve Yiddish writers.
Weekly Reader The Memoirists
February 6, 2022 - What was it like to be a woman writer in Yiddish? There’s no better way to learn about these writers than by reading the works themselves—particularly the memoirs.
Voices from the Vault: Yiddish Writers Speak Again
Unlocking a treasure trove of recordings of Yiddish writers
June 2020: Handpicked
Susan Bronson is the Yiddish Book Center's executive director. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Susan about her choices.
Weekly Reader: A Room of One's Own
October 9, 2022 - The Yiddish women writers who fought for their social, cultural, and economic freedom.
Open the Gate!
A short poem by Kadia Molodowsky
August 2022: Handpicked
Sonia Bloom is the 2021–22 Yiddish Education and Translation Initiatives fellow at the Yiddish Book Center. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Sonia about her choices.
Annotated Guide to the Musterverk Series
An introductory Essay by Rachelle Grossman and a Guide to Works in Our Collections
Two Poems from Blossom in Ashes
Two poems from Rivka Basman Ben-Haim’s 2020 collection speak to her experiences of the Holocaust. Translated by Zelda Kahan Newman.
Weekly Reader A Cure for the February Blues
February 20, 2022 - If the winter doldrums have got you down, take the opportunity to curl up in a comfy sweater and slippers and read something good. We’ve got a few suggestions.
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
2018: A Year in Review
A look at the Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project 2018 year.
American Yiddish Poetry: Reading Resources
The third selection for the 2018 Great Jewish Books Book Club
Letters to the Editor
Readers' memories of Yiddish theater, inspired by the Summer 2014 issue of Pakn Treger