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.

Texts & Translation

בײַטאָג אױפֿן אַלטן מאַרק

A Day in the Old Market

An Extract from Yakov Leshchin­sky’s Di ekonomishe lage fun Yidn in Poyln.

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אױסלאַנד: מײַנע באַגעגענישן

Abroad: My Encounters

Extract from Mok­doni’s mem­oir recount­ing his mem­o­ries of Rab­bi Yaakov Meir Zalkind. 

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די ייִדישע יוניאָנס אין אַמעריקע

The Jewish Unions in America

Bernard Wein­stein’s mem­oir recount­ing the his­to­ry of Jew­ish labor unions in the Unit­ed States.

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