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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אַ קאַפּיטל כעלמער געשיכטע
The Rise and Fall of King Vaizatha of Chelm or How Chelm Remained Penniless
A previously untranslated Chelm story from Isaac Bashevis Singer on the legendary king of Chelm.
Dec 21, 2020
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די „פּאָליטישע עקאָנאָמיע“ פֿון כעלם
The Political Economy of Chelm
A previously untranslated Chelm story from Isaac Bashevis Singer, a humoristic exploration of experimental economic systems in the legendary city of fools.
Dec 21, 2020
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בעטהאָװענס לבֿנה־סאָנאַטע
Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata
A children’s tale, written by Shloyme Bastomski and telling the fictionalized origin story of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata
Nov 24, 2020
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שרעק
Fear
A Short story from author, editor and activist Chana Blankshteyn.
Mar 30, 2020
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פֿון לאַנד שװינדזוכט
From The Land of Consumption
Shloyme Gilbert’s haunting, atmospheric vignette based on his own experiences in a sanatorium.
Nov 13, 2019
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ייִדישיסטן
Yiddishists
A humoristic monologue from Der Tunkeler about Yiddishism.
Mar 20, 2019
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לעצטע מעשׂים־טובֿים פֿון אַ טאָמײטע
A Tomato's Last Good Deeds
If you thought Shloyme Gilbert’s “Monologue of a Dog” was strange, wait until you read Getsl Selikovitsh’s tomato monologue.
Nov 21, 2018
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די גרינע עפּעלעך פֿון גן־עדן
Green Apples from the Garden of Eden
From Boris Sandler’s 1997 collection Toyern (Gateways): a story in which an immigrant’s reminiscences are so vivid they all but blur the border between dreams and time travel.
Oct 24, 2018