Texts & Translations
New translations into English of Yiddish language materials including poetry, stories, essays, and archival materials of all kinds. Original Yiddish texts are presented in a standardized orthography and are fully searchable.
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באַגעגעניש מיט מרדכי געבירטיג
At Home with Mordecai Gebirtig
An extract from Rachmil Bryks’ memoir The Fugitives (New York, 1975)
Apr 15, 2020
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אױסלאַנד: מײַנע באַגעגענישן
Abroad: My Encounters
Extract from Mokdoni’s memoir recounting his memories of Rabbi Yaakov Meir Zalkind.
May 06, 2019
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שאַך־מאַט
Checkmate
An extract from Mordkhe Wolfshaut-Dinkes’s holocaust memoir.
Mar 04, 2019
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מײַן שטעטל קאָצק
Kock, My Town
Motl Siemiatycki’s Memoirs from the Kock Yizkor book.
Jun 01, 2017
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די ייִדיש־אַנאַרכיסטישע באַוועגונג אין אַמעריקע
The Jewish Anarchist Movement in America
This chapter from Joseph Cohen’s memoir offers a rare glimpse into the American Jewish Anarchist circles of the early twentieth century.
Sep 29, 2015