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 ייִדיש־אַנאַרכיסטישע באַוועגונג אין אַמעריקע
The Jewish Anarchist Movement in America
This chapter from Joseph Cohen’s memoir offers a rare glimpse into the American Jewish Anarchist circles of the early twentieth century.
Sep 29, 2015
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מײַן שטעטל קאָצק
Kock, My Town
Motl Siemiatycki’s Memoirs from the Kock Yizkor book.
Jun 01, 2017
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שאַך־מאַט
Checkmate
An extract from Mordkhe Wolfshaut-Dinkes’s holocaust memoir.
Mar 04, 2019
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אױסלאַנד: מײַנע באַגעגענישן
Abroad: My Encounters
Extract from Mokdoni’s memoir recounting his memories of Rabbi Yaakov Meir Zalkind.
May 06, 2019
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באַגעגעניש מיט מרדכי געבירטיג
At Home with Mordecai Gebirtig
An extract from Rachmil Bryks’ memoir The Fugitives (New York, 1975)
Apr 15, 2020
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די שלאַנג
The Snake
An excerpt from Yitzkhok Horowitz’s Mayn Tatns Kretshme
Dec 09, 2021
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ספּינאָזאַ
Spinoza
An excerpt from Melekh Ravitsh’s memoirs on the Yiddish writer’s encounter with Spinoza’s Ethics.
Feb 17, 2022
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„מײַן טאַטע פֿאַרברענט מײַנע לידער“ און „דער שרײַבער־באַל...“
"My Father Burns My Poems" and "The Writer's Ball"
Translations of excerpts from Malka Lee’s memoir, Durkh kindershe oygn.
Dec 07, 2023
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הירשקע גליק
Hirshke Glik
An excerpt from Kaczerginski’s memoir on the origins of the Partisan Hymn.
Jan 26, 2024