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 באַלאַדע פֿון מײַן אומעט
My Tale of Woe
Moyshe-Leyb Halpern’s morbid, postmodernist ballad in a new, creative translation by Michael Shapiro.
Nov 08, 2019
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אַ שטיקעלע ברויט
A Crumb of Bread
A new translation of David Edelshtat’s proletarian poem a shtikele broyt.
Apr 30, 2019
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לעצטע מעשׂים־טובֿים פֿון אַ טאָמײטע
A Tomato's Last Good Deeds
If you thought Shloyme Gilbert’s “Monologue of a Dog” was strange, wait until you read Getsl Selikovitsh’s tomato monologue.
Nov 21, 2018
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משיח אין אַמעריקע
Messiah in America
An exclusive extract from Moyshe Nadir’s 1932 satire, Messiah in America.
Jul 04, 2018
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סאַקאָ און וואַנזעטיס מאָנטיק
Sacco and Vanzetti’s Monday
A poem about Sacco and Vanzetti, originally published the day before their execution.
May 24, 2016
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קיביאַ
Qibya
A new translation of Jacob Glatstein’s 1956 poem about the “Qibya affair.”
Feb 21, 2016