“immigration”

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

Drawing on his own passion, his background as chronicler of Yiddish song, and his deep research in thousands of newspapers, biographical materials, and many little-known images of disappeared sites and buildings, Sapoznik documents the continuing legacy of Yiddish culture in the American present. 

Mar 09, 2026

The Cockney Yiddish Podcast explores the unknown Yiddish popular culture of London's East End through an array of newly discovered stories and songs from the 1880s to the 1950s.

May 27, 2025

This account of Yiddish-speaking farmers offers a model for engaging with oral history and the memory of communities that have since disappeared.

Feb 14, 2024

Today's Yiddishists can find historical models for politically-engaged cultural activism in Nick Underwood's account of interwar Paris.

Feb 07, 2024

This teaching guide for Leon Kobrin's short story "Blessed is the True Judge" offers brainstorming ideas, discussion questions, and essay prompts for high school and college class rooms. 

Oct 28, 2021

From Boris Sandler's 1997 collection Toyern (Gateways): a story in which an immigrant's reminiscences are so vivid they all but blur the border between dreams and time travel.

Oct 24, 2018

A short story from Leon Kobrin's 1903 collection Geto dramen.

May 30, 2018

Tova Benjamin on seeking authenticity at the theater.

Aug 01, 2017

The longtime editor of the Yiddish Forverts and author of fourteen books spoke with Sarah Ponichtera about growing up in Soviet Moldavia, being an immigrant, and reading. 

Mar 06, 2017

A review of Kenyon Zimmer's recently published book, Immigrants Against the State: Yiddish and Italian Anarchism in America.

Sep 05, 2016