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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
Alumni Interviews and Translations from Our Website
A selection of content by and about Yiddish Book Center alumni featured on our website
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.
Help Us Publish Never-Before-Translated Works of Yiddish Literature
With your support, we will create our own Yiddish Book Center publishing house dedicated specifically to Yiddish literature in translation.
A Portable Library for Polish Jews
The Dos poylishe yidntum series aimed to rebuild Yiddish culture in the diaspora.
January 2021: Handpicked
Eddy is a writer and scholar of Yiddish and Jewish culture. After delving into his selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Eddy about his choices.
September 2017: Handpicked
Yiddish scholar Eitan Kensky, the Yiddish Book Center's director of collections initiatives, selected several types of media from our collections—Yiddish books, podcasts, translations, and recordings of cultural programs.
On the Road Again: A Fellow’s Account of an Expedition to Save a Yiddish Writer’s Library
A Fellow’s Account of an Expedition to Save a Yiddish Writer’s Library
1000 Essential Yiddish Books
A guide to the 1000 most essential Yiddish books in our collection
Ver Vet Blaybn? (Who Will Remain?), a feature-length documentary film
Catch the award-winning film about Yiddish writer Avrom Sutzkever at upcoming film festivals in Boston, Tel Aviv, and San Diego
Young, Gifted and Yiddish
A portfolio of young Yiddish writers who helped shape modern Yiddish literature
March 2020: Handpicked
Lesley is an education manager at the Yiddish Book Center. After delving into her selections, scroll down to read a short interview with Lesley about her choices.
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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
Voices from the Vault: Yiddish Writers Speak Again
Unlocking a treasure trove of recordings of Yiddish writers
Aaron Lansky's Year-End Letter
Aaron Lansky recaps 2021 at the Yiddish Book Center and outlines plans for 2022
December 2017: Handpicked
As the Yiddish Book Center’s Bibliographer and Editorial Director, David is constantly making new discoveries, and he’s surfaced some fascinating items from our collections.
"I Feel a Connection to You"
by Blume Lempel and Chava Rosenfarb, translated by Ellen Cassedy and Yermiyahu Ahron Taub
"Repairing Love"
This excerpt from Spiegelblatt's 2003 collection Shadows Knock on the Windows explores memory and loss.
Yiddish Children's Literature
The Noah Cotsen Library of Yiddish Children's Literature comprises 800 titles, including works by major Yiddish writers and Yiddish translations of classics.