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 ווילדע צילקע: טייל 5
Tsilke the Wild: part 5
A serialized translation of Zusman Segalovitsh’s 1922 novel.
Part 5 of 18 instalments.
Feb 10, 2021
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די ווילדע צילקע: טייל 4
Tsilke the Wild: part 4
A serialized translation of Zusman Segalovitsh’s 1922 novel.
Part 4 of 18 instalments.
Feb 04, 2021
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די ווילדע צילקע: טייל 3
Tsilke the Wild: part 3
A serialized translation of Zusman Segalovitsh’s 1922 novel.
Part 3 of 18 instalments.
Feb 04, 2021
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די ווילדע צילקע: טייל 2
Tsilke the Wild: part 2
A serialized translation of Zusman Segalovitsh’s 1922 novel.
Part 2 of 18 instalments.
Jan 25, 2021
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די ווילדע צילקע: טייל 1
Tsilke the Wild: part 1
A serialized translation of Zusman Segalovitsh’s 1922 novel.
Part 1 of 18 instalments.
Jan 25, 2021
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Tsilke the Wild
Tsilke the Wild by Zusman Segalovitch: Introduction and resources
Jan 22, 2021
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אַ קאַפּיטל כעלמער געשיכטע
The Rise and Fall of King Vaizatha of Chelm or How Chelm Remained Penniless
A previously untranslated Chelm story from Isaac Bashevis Singer on the legendary king of Chelm.
Dec 21, 2020
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די „פּאָליטישע עקאָנאָמיע“ פֿון כעלם
The Political Economy of Chelm
A previously untranslated Chelm story from Isaac Bashevis Singer, a humoristic exploration of experimental economic systems in the legendary city of fools.
Dec 21, 2020
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Two Chelm Stories: Translator's Introduction
Introductory essay to Isaac Bashevis Singer’s Chelm Stories.
Dec 21, 2020
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בעטהאָװענס לבֿנה־סאָנאַטע
Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata
A children’s tale, written by Shloyme Bastomski and telling the fictionalized origin story of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata
Nov 24, 2020