Texts & Translations

The following essay by Zeitlin is part one of his original call for the formation of an elite Jewish spiritual fraternity, published in Der moment in 1923.

Mar 08, 2016

A new translation of Jacob Glatstein’s 1956 poem about the “Qibya affair.”

Feb 21, 2016

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