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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די טאַטעס און די קינדער
Fathers and Their Children
A translation of the foreword and a chapter from Chaim Malitz’s guide for Jewish immigrants, Di heym un di froy (New York City, 1918).
Feb 01, 2023
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פּאַריז
Paris
Annabel Cohen translates Abraham Sutzkever’s poem, “Paris.”
Dec 06, 2022
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װינטער פֿאַרנאַכט
Soir d’hiver
Sebastian Schulman invites readers to engage with francophone Québec through a translation of Émile Nelligan’s “Soir d’hiver.”
Jul 11, 2022
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Chava Rosenfarb’s Translations into Yiddish of Two English-Language Jewish-Canadian Writers
Newly-discovered Yiddish translations by Chava Rosenfarb of two Jewish-Canadian authors.
Jul 05, 2022
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An Excerpt from Vetinok Lelamdo Sefer
An excerpt about hasidic yeshiva education and secular studies from Katle Kanye’s Vetinok Lelamdo Sefer.
Jun 23, 2022
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ממעמקים
From the Depths
A sonorous translation of a poem about the Lodz ghetto by Chava Rosenfarb.
Jun 07, 2022
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דער משפּט
The Judgment
A sinister children’s story by Joseph Opatoshu.
Apr 21, 2022
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Selected Poems by Osher Shvartsman
A selection of Osher Shvartsman’s poems translated into English by Josh Price.
Mar 23, 2022
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אַ באַנקעט פֿאַר יוסף ראָלניק
A Banquet for Joseph Rolnik
a snippet of Miriam Karpilove’s snark
Mar 16, 2022
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Selections from Yidishe dikhterins
Reyzl Grace MoChridhe translates three poems by Hinde Roytblat and Dina Libkes, two Yiddish authors with Kyiv connections, selected from Ezra Korman’s Yidishe dikhterins anthology (1928).
Mar 09, 2022