Articles
Essays and peer-reviewed scholarship in Yiddish Studies, an interdisciplinary field that engages all aspects of Yiddish cultural production, especially in its relationship to other cultures and languages.
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Review
Review of Fear and Other Stories by Chana Blankshteyn, translated by Anita Norich
Apr 11, 2023
Review
Review of Miriam Karpilove's A Provincial Newspaper and Other Stories, translated by Jessica Kirzane
The women in A Provincial Newspaper and Other Stories are complex, multifaceted characters, and they do not uniformly fixate on love.
Feb 12, 2024
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Review of Shira Gorshman's Meant to Be, translated by Faith Jones
This is the first book-length collection of Gorshman’s work to be translated into English, with only a handful of stories elsewhere.
Feb 19, 2024
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Review of Montage: Works by Debora Vogel, trans. Lyubas
This small hardcover book is a perfect gem for those who want to introduce themselves to Vogel’s poetry.
Apr 17, 2024
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Review of Three Yiddish Plays by Women: Female Jewish Perspectives, 1880-1920, Alyssa Quint (anthology editor)
These three wriers with lives unfolding in three different localities — Tsarist Russia, Poland, and the US — wrote plays that grapple with issues —such as the tragic fate of the agune (“chained wife”), motherhood, self-realization, sex work, financial independence, and reproductive autonomy— that unfortunately are still urgent a century later.
Jul 09, 2024
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Review of So Many Warm Words by Rosa Nevadovska, trans. by Merle L. Bachman
Merle L. Bachman’s new translation of a selection of Nevadovska’s poems, mostly from Lider Mayne, published by Ben Yehuda Press, is an event to celebrate.
Oct 09, 2024