Texts & Translations
New translations into English of Yiddish language materials including poetry, stories, essays, and archival materials of all kinds. Original Yiddish texts are presented in a standardized orthography and are fully searchable.
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דער גורל פֿון אונדזערע ייִדישיסטישע שולן
The Fate of Our Yiddishist Schools (Part 1)
Solomon Simon’s insider’s view of the crisis in the Yiddish schools following World War II.
Feb 16, 2018
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ייִדישע קינסטלער אין דער הײַנטיקער רוסישער קונסט
Jewish Artists in Contemporary Russian Art
Henryk Berlewi's 1922 essay on Jewish art in Russia, published in Milgroym.
Feb 05, 2018
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אַ טאַנץ
A Dance
A sweatshop worker finds temporary respite from reality at a relative's wedding.
Dec 03, 2017
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נישגוט־לאַפּיטוט האָט פֿאַרלױרן דעם מוט
Goblin Nogood Has Run Out of Clout
A new translation of Jacob Glatstein's powerful and playful 1943 children's poem.
Nov 09, 2017
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צװיי לידער
Two Poems
"I'll Take Off My Shoes" and "Abraham Our Father Takes Isaac to the Sacrifice" by Itzik Manger.
Oct 02, 2017
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Taytsh-Rope Walking: The Occupational Hazards of Yiddish Translation
In an effort to pool the collective wisdom of its readership In geveb regularly conducts polls on various topics. This time we have asked the translators to weigh in.
Jul 11, 2017
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די ייִדישע יוניאָנס אין אַמעריקע
The Jewish Unions in America
Bernard Weinstein’s memoir recounting the history of Jewish labor unions in the United States.
Jun 29, 2017
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מײַן שטעטל קאָצק
Kock, My Town
Motl Siemiatycki’s Memoirs from the Kock Yizkor book.
Jun 01, 2017
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ביאָגראַפֿיע פֿון "אחד הרבנים המרגישים"
Biography of “One of the Sensitive Rabbis” (Part 3)
The third part of an autobiographical essay of Rabbi Aaron Shmuel Tamares, AKA “One of the Sensitive Rabbis”
May 10, 2017