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Jan Schwarz
Since 2011, Jan Schwarz has been Associate Professor of Yiddish Studies at Lund University, Sweden, the only academic position in Yiddish in Scandinavia. Previously, Schwarz was a Senior Lecturer in Yiddish Studies at University of Chicago, 2003-2011.
Review of The Book Smugglers: Partisans, Poets, and the Race to Save Jewish Treasures from the Nazis by David Fishman
The Latest Yiddish Translations, 2020
A roundup of translations published in 2020.
The Latest Yiddish Translations, 2019
A roundup of translations published in 2019.
Review of Seeds in the Desert by Mendel Mann, translated and with an introduction by Heather Valencia
These stories take place in Israeli cities, towns, and villages, in the post-war Soviet Union, and in Poland of the interwar period. However, it is often very difficult to tell where the stories actually take place, because they express an experience of dislocation and total disorientation.
Not Just Talking Heads: Yiddish and Jewish Eastern Europe in Recent Documentary Films
The multilingual and international scope of this list of documentaries produced since 2015 is a testament to the contemporary vibrancy of Yiddish culture across the globe.
Vilner Yidishistn in Their Natural Habitat
Saulė Valiūnaitė offers a glimpse into the storied Velfke’s restaurant, a gathering place for Yiddish writers, actors, and artists in interwar Vilne.
The Latest Yiddish Translations, 2021
A roundup of translations published in 2021.
There’s a Jewish Way of Saying Things
A collection of essays in honor of David Roskies reflecting on the resonances between Jewish speech and Jewish texts.
In Search of “Berlin Grandfathers”: An Interview with Arndt Beck and Ella Ponizovsky-Bergelson
Ekaterina Kuznetsova interviews artists Arndt Beck and Ella Ponizovsky-Bergelson about their recent exhibition of Yiddish-related works in Berlin, “Di farbloyte feder | Berliner zeydes.”