Reviews
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Review of Boom and Chains: A Yiddish Novel Set in Israel/Palestine by Hanan Ayalti. Translated by Adi Mahalel
This is a welcome translation of an important Yiddish novel.
May 15, 2026
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The Vanguard of Their Peoples: Reflections following Gali Drucker Bar-Am, I Am Your Dust: Representations of the Israeli Experience in Yiddish Prose, 1948-1967, translated by Natalie Melzer
We are discovering that the story of Yiddish in Palestine/Israel is vast, complex, and utterly fascinating, and it’s being written not (yet) by a novelist or filmmaker, but by a group of scholars, librarians, archivists, and translators who stitch the narrative together like a patchwork. Gali Drucker Bar-Am’s book—published in Hebrew in 2021 and in English translation in 2024—adds an important chapter to the story.
Jun 26, 2025
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Review of Diego Rotman's The Yiddish Stage as a Temporary Home
In this study of Shimen Dzigan and Yisroel Schumacher, Diego Rotman presents a study of the subversive power of Yiddish comedy in the twentieth century.
Sep 18, 2023
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Stranger in a Strange Land? A Review of Rachel Rojanski’s Yiddish in Israel
Rojanski’s work provides a comprehensive picture of the events and personalities that chart the history of Yiddish in Israel.
Oct 20, 2021