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.
Text & Translation
פֿון מגילה לידער
Excerpts from Itsik Manger's Megile Lider (Megillah Poems)
Itzik Manger
Translation by Hershl Hartman
The Book of Esther as reimagined by Itsik Manger
Feb 28, 2018
Text & Translation
גאָר-אַוטאָמאַטעד טראַנסלאַטיאָן מאַשין
Fully-Automated Translation Machine
The Editors
Translation by Google Translate
Feb 27, 2018
Text & Translation
אין צײַט פֿון פֿאַרנומענעם פּױלן
In Occupied Poland
Moyshe Aftergut
Translation by Shifra Epstein
A summary of the first pirem-shpil or “Purim play” written, produced and performed by Bobover Hasidim in the United States after the Second World War.
Feb 14, 2017
Text & Translation
חנניה, מישאל ועזריה בתוך כּבֿשן־האש
Ḥananiah, Mishael and Azariah in the Fiery Furnace (The Daniel-Shpil)
Translation by Shifra Epstein
A new translation of a purim-shpil performed by the Bobover Hasidim in New York in 1987 with audio and photographs of the performance offers a unique glimpse into contemporary hasidic culture.
Nov 03, 2015