“Regionalism”
Blog
Where Text Meets Sweat: Reading Yiddish Utopia in the Utah Landscape
Erin Faigin
Erin Faigin asks utopian questions in Clarion, Utah, the site of a former Yiddish agricultural colony.
Dec 27, 2017
Blog
A Jewish Folk Poet in Texas: Chaya Rochel Andres and the Yiddish South
Josh Parshall
Writing Yiddish poems and resisting assimilation in the Dallas Arbeter Ring
Dec 13, 2017
Pedagogy
From Kansas to Kentucky in a Jewish Literature Classroom: A “Creative Option” for Reflection Papers
Jessica Kirzane
Jessica Kirzane discusses a creative writing prompt for students in a course on American Jewish Literature and shares samples of students' work.
Nov 19, 2017
Pedagogy
Resources in Yiddish Studies: Bibliographies of Imprints (by country or region); The Yiddish Press
Zachary M. Baker
This online bibliographical series devoted to research resources in Yiddish Studies focuses on surveys of the publishing output of specific countries or regions.
Jun 12, 2017
Article
Yiddish Literature in the American West
Caroline Luce
Was there a definable style of Yiddish writing produced in the American West? It is time to look beyond New York and examine the unique experiences of Jews on the Pacific Coast and the literary culture they produced.
Aug 26, 2015