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Examines the complexities of translating Yiddish literature at a time when the Yiddish language is in decline. The author traces historical... Læs mere
Taking stock of Yiddish literature in 1939, critic Shmuel Niger highlighted the increasing number and importance of women writers. However, awareness... Læs mere
""Honey on the Page" is an exploration of Yiddish children's literature"--
In this delightful book, the author enumerates and classifies the formulas Yiddish speakers use to express their emotions-from... Læs mere
In this book, the authors explore Peretz Markish's entire career from his famous early modernist poetry to his post-war Yiddish literature that responded to Nazi and Soviet state-sponsored violence, and everything in between.
Jewish Languages from A to Z provides an engaging and enjoyable overview of the rich variety of languages spoken and written by Jews over the past three thousand years.
This book explores the rich treasury of Sholem Aleichem translations, focusing primarily on the European context. It suggests that the many-faceted issue of translating Sholem Aleichem can be considered from the different perspectives of history, politics, and art.
Illuminates the continuities among Gordin's Russian fiction and journalism, his work as a controversial Jewish religious reformer, and his Yiddish plays
Debora Vogel (1900-1942) wrote in Yiddish unlike anyone else. This ground-breaking collection presents the work of a strikingly original yet overlooked author, art critic and intellectual, and resituates Vogel as an important figure in the constellation of European modernity.
Debora Vogel (1900-1942) wrote in Yiddish unlike anyone else. This ground-breaking collection presents the work of a strikingly original yet overlooked author, art critic and intellectual, and resituates Vogel as an important figure in the constellation of European modernity.