Blog
Essays, interviews, listicles, podcasts, and much more, covering all aspects of Yiddish culture.
Interview
Mir zaynen do: A Conversation with Sarah Schulman about Yiddish in Sweden
A conversation about Schulman’s new edited anthology, Jiddisch i Sverige: mir zaynen do.
Jun 02, 2026
Blog
The Art of Umshvaygn
The shvaygn that was passed down in my own family like a kind of inheritance left me yearning to fill in the silences.
May 04, 2026
Blog
'Propaganda for Swedish Literature’ in Yiddish: On Mordko Forlerer
Mordechai Forlerer is today largely forgotten, even in Sweden, but during the interwar period he dedicated himself to what he called “propaganda for Swedish literature” (“propaganda för svensk litteratur”) in the Yiddish-speaking world.
Jun 16, 2025
Interview
Feminist Shtetl Horror: An Interview with Elizabeth Schwartz
A conversation with Elizabeth Schwartz, author of The Sweet Fragrance of Life and Other Horror Stories, on interacting with the horror genre as a Jewish woman.
Dec 19, 2024
Blog
Translating Jewish Multilingualism
Translation into English adds another layer to the intertwined legacy of translation and migration in the works presented in this recent volume.
Jun 11, 2024
Blog
The Latest Yiddish Translations, 2023
A roundup of translations published in 2023.
Feb 02, 2024
Blog
The Latest Yiddish Translations, 2023
A roundup of translations published in 2023.
Feb 02, 2024
Blog
Daughterhood
A lyrical essay on relationships between a translator and previous generations: Liba Augenfeld, a native Yiddish speaker who lived in Vilna before the Holocaust and could share linguistic and cultural knowledge she knew first hand, and the translator’s own mother who had a conflicted relationship with Yiddish.
May 25, 2023