Texts & Translations

A new, dynam­ic trans­la­tion of Abra­ham Sutzkev­er’s poem about the bur­ial and regen­er­a­tion of ​“the Jew­ish word.” 

Jan 06, 2025

Sonia Gol­lance trans­lates Arciszewska’s poem about Yom Kip­pur can­dles and post­war memory. 

Oct 08, 2024

Tal Hev­er-Chy­bows­ki trans­lates Yoy­sef Papy­ernikov’s ​“The Cry of Hun­gry Chil­dren” for In geve­b’s ongo­ing series on Yid­dish lit­er­ary respons­es to the war. 

Jun 10, 2024

A trans­la­tion of Sarah Reisen’s poem to her broth­er, Avrom. 

Dec 07, 2023

A trans­la­tion of Celia Drop­kin’s ​“A kush.” 

Nov 19, 2023

A new Yid­dish poem by Ber Kotler­man, com­posed on Mot­sei Sim­chat Torah 5784, and trans­lat­ed by Jes­si­ca Kirzane. 

Oct 17, 2023

Dov Green­wood trans­lates Avrom Liess­in’s haunt­ing poem about faith and fear on Yom Kippur. 

Sep 20, 2023

Annabel Cohen trans­lates Abra­ham Sutzkev­er’s poem, ​“Paris.”

Dec 06, 2022

A selec­tion of Osh­er Shvarts­man­’s poems trans­lat­ed into Eng­lish by Josh Price. 

Mar 23, 2022

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