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Sara Israel
2012-06-29
Ver Vet Blaybn? (Who Will Remain?) (A Film)
A new feature-length documentary film from the Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project follows one woman’s journey to understand her grandfather, the Yiddish writer Avrom Sutzkever.
Celebrating Yiddish Poetry
Items by and about Yiddish poets and poetry from our collections.
Storm Off the Waters of Crete
By Avrom Sutzkever, translated by Maia Evrona
Weekly Reader National Poetry Month
A range of Yiddish poetry
The Storied History of Yiddish Publishing
The influential publishers and formidable editors who brought Yiddish books to the world
"The Cleaver's Daughter"
A short story by famed, path-breaking Yiddish poet Avrom Sutzkever, published in 1975.
Peretz Markish and His Circle
"I had never set eyes on Markish prior to my arrival in Moscow in 1944." Abraham Sutzkever recalls Russian Jewish poet and playwright Peretz Markish in this excerpt from Justin Cammy's new volume of Sutzkever's non-fiction writings.
Beyond Time: The Paintings of Samuel Bak
Out of the Vilna ghetto to a world of color and form
Forever Young
The evolving nature of Yiddish language and culture—past, present, and future
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.
Modern in Autumn
Modern in Autumn: The Belated Discovery of Blume Lempel
Yiddish Learning Learning Yiddish
John Marchese speaks with Yiddish Book Center alumni who are transforming the field of Yiddish studies as teachers, scholars, and cultural activists.
2020: The Year in Review
A look at the Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project's 2020 year
Alumni Recommendations
Reading and listening recommendations from Yiddish Book Center Fellows, past and present
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.
Voices from the Holocaust
Some of the great Yiddish writers who documented their experiences in the Holocaust
The Modernists
Yiddish modernists and literary rebels
Help Us Salvage an Extraordinary Treasure Trove of Unique Sound Recordings and Make Them Accessible to All
Lectures, interviews, concerts, author talks, and conference proceedings spanning the Center’s entire 37-year history.
White Goat Press
White Goat Press brings new translations of Yiddish literature to English readers.