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Motl the Cantor's Son: Reading Resources
The first selection for the 2020 Great Jewish Books Book Club
Why Read Sholem Aleichem?
Jeremy Dauber on the great Sholem Aleichem, whose "short stories and novels took on the very countours of Jewish history"
Online Lecture Series: Suggested Readings
A list of recommended readings for each online lecture
The Zelmenyaners: Reading Resources
The first selection for the 2017 Great Jewish Books Book Club
What's Love Got to Do With It?
How changing Jewish gender roles and sexual mores in the modern era were reflected in the literature
Four Questions for: Naomi Seidman
Koret Professor of Jewish Culture at the Graduate Theological Union
Resources for Before and After Your Visit
Materials to help you prepare for and complete your visit to the Yiddish Book Center
Help Us Share Our Unique History, Conscience, and Literature with Students Everywhere
With your support, we’ll help teachers at schools around the world introduce Yiddish and modern Jewish literature into their curricula.
"Haman and Mordecai"
Sholem Aleichem biographer Jeremy Dauber included "Haman and Mordecai" in his list "If You Read Just Ten Stories by Sholem Aleichem. . ." This is its first-ever English translation.
The Immortal Career of Fyvush Finkel
Fyvush Finkel first stepped onto the stage for money at the age of nine
About the Great Jewish Books Seminar
A weeklong virtual seminar for rabbis, cantors, and religious educators
Sholem Aleichem: The Quintessential Yiddish Writer
Sholem Aleichem: The Quintessential Yiddish Writer
Sholem Aleichem: The Quintessential Yiddish Writer
The writer responsible for many of the most enduring works, and characters, of modern Yiddish fiction
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.
1000 Essential Yiddish Books
A guide to the 1000 most essential Yiddish books in our collection