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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נישגוט־לאַפּיטוט האָט פֿאַרלױרן דעם מוט
Goblin Nogood Has Run Out of Clout
A new translation of Jacob Glatstein's powerful and playful 1943 children's poem.
Nov 09, 2017
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אַ ייִדישע היסטאָריקערין פֿון לובלין
A Jewish Historian from Lublin
Jacob Glatstein reminisces about the spa town of Nałęczów and about Bella Mandelsberg, a young historian he met there.
Jan 23, 2017
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דער מאַרש צו די גױים
The March to the Goyim
A no-holds-barred essay from Jacob Glatstein on publishing, translation, and world literature.
Jan 23, 2017
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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