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.
Christa Whitney discovered Yiddish while studying comparative literature as an undergraduate. In her current position as director of the Center's Wexler Oral History Project she's is constantly exploring the various media collected by the Center.
The Noah Cotsen Library of Yiddish Children's Literature comprises 800 titles, including works by major Yiddish writers and Yiddish translations of classics.
In facing those vast shelves of untranslated works, many questions arise. With the last of the native speakers dwindling in number, who will take on the task of translating those works? How can consensus be reached on important books that deserve...
