Reviews

One might be tempted to name the wolf, but naming is a form of domestication, and neither a Jewish (Chaim) nor a gentile (Stepan) framework for meaning-making can contain or express his wildness.

Jun 03, 2026

This is a welcome translation of an important Yiddish novel.

May 15, 2026

In this roman à clef, a novel based on real life people and events, Veprinski paints a vivid portrait of young love and literary life in New York.

May 06, 2026

Detective Max Spitzkopf, the Yiddish Sherlock Holmes, is an unstoppable force for good.

Oct 22, 2025

May 19, 2025

Apr 10, 2025

A passionate social criticism can only be born from care for the society one criticizes and a deep familiarity with both its beauty and its flaws.

Mar 26, 2025

Kutsher’s memoir is not just a memoir of his life but a memoir of a city long gone. Written originally in Yiddish in 1955 after Kutsher survived the Holocaust and left Poland, it reads more like a yizkor book than a personal memoir.

Jan 13, 2025

A valuable feature of Avreml Broide is the chance it offers to take a deep dive into the world of twentieth century radical left activism to understand essentials of the CPUSA as an American subculture.

Nov 20, 2024

This is a watershed entry into the English canon of Holocaust testimony.

Jun 06, 2024