Texts & Translations

Trans­la­tions of two poems by Yoy­sef Kerler 

Feb 15, 2016

Polit­i­cal the­o­rist and Yid­dishist Chaim Zhit­lowsky weighs the deferred promise of ter­ri­to­ri­al­ism against the needs of present. 

Feb 02, 2016

The con­tin­ued adven­tures of Miri­am Karpilove’s ​“Lone­ly Girl” in a new trans­la­tion by Jes­si­ca Kirzane 

Jan 20, 2016

A young woman in New York strug­gles with the ideals of roman­tic love. 

Jan 11, 2016

New trans­la­tions of six poems from Sutzkev­er’s 1960 col­lec­tion Oasis.

Dec 20, 2015

A young woman strug­gles with her rela­tion­ship to her father and to her future as an ​“old maid” in this new trans­la­tion of Jon­ah Rosen­feld’s story. 

Dec 15, 2015

Dik’s intro­duc­tion to his 1868 trans­la­tion of Har­ri­et Beech­er Stowe’s nov­el, Uncle Tom’s Cab­in.

Nov 17, 2015

A new trans­la­tion of a purim-shpil per­formed by the Bobover Hasidim in New York in 1987 with audio and pho­tographs of the per­for­mance offers a unique glimpse into con­tem­po­rary hasidic culture. 

Nov 03, 2015

Pre­vi­ous­ly unpub­lished trans­la­tions of two essays by Bashe­vis on cen­sor­ship of lit­er­a­ture, pre­sent­ed in a new edit­ed ver­sion by David Stromberg. 

Oct 25, 2015

If Ḥayy­im Naḥ­man Bia­lik had left his slip­pers in your house, would you give them back? Read how Sholem Ale­ichem han­dled this problem. 

Oct 20, 2015