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    Translation

    Cover of Writings on Yiddish and Yiddishkayt: A Spiritual Reappraisal 1946-1955
    Non­fic­tion
    Writ­ings on Yid­dish and Yid­dishkayt: A Spir­i­tu­al Reap­praisal 1946 – 1955
    Isaac Bashe­vis Singer; David Stromberg, trans.
    Cover of Salt
    Fic­tion
    Salt
    Adriana Riva; Denise Kripper, trans.
    Interview

    Unasked Ques­tions: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Mikołaj Gryn­berg and his Eng­lish trans­la­tor, Sean Gasper Bye

    Madeleine Wul­fahrt
    January 13, 2025
    Cover of Confidential
    Fic­tion
    Con­fi­den­tial
    Mikołaj Gryn­berg; Sean Gasper Bye, trans. 
    Cover of Warsaw Testament
    Non­fic­tion
    War­saw Testament
    Samuel Kas­sow
    Recommended Reading

    Ten Most-Read Reviews of 2024

    Simona Zaret­sky
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    Cover of The Diario: The Daring Escape of Two Sephardic Jews from Turkey to America During World War I
    Non­fic­tion
    The Diario: The Dar­ing Escape of Two Sephardic Jews from Turkey to Amer­i­ca Dur­ing World War I
    Alfred Ascher; Gloria J. Ascher, trans.
    Cover of Desires
    Fic­tion
    Desires
    Celia Dropkin; Anita Norich, trans.
    Interview

    ‘Lan­guage Is Always in Motion’: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Han­nah Pollin-Galay

    Isado­ra Kianovsky 
    September 16, 2024
    Cover of Between the Bridge and the Barricade: Jewish Translation in Early Modern Europe
    Non­fic­tion
    Between the Bridge and the Bar­ri­cade: Jew­ish Trans­la­tion in Ear­ly Mod­ern Europe
    Iris Idel­son-Shein
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    Poet­ry
    Soul House
    Mireille Gansel; Joan Seliger Sidney, trans.
    Cover of A Plague of Cholera and Other Stories
    Fic­tion
    A Plague of Cholera and Oth­er Stories
    Jonah Rosenfeld; Rachel Mines, trans.
    Cover of Every Wrinkle Has a Story
    Chil­dren’s
    Every Wrin­kle Has a Story
    David Grossman; Ninamasina, illus.; Jessica Cohen, trans.
    Cover of The Way of Humanity According to Chasidic Teaching
    Non­fic­tion
    The Way of Human­i­ty Accord­ing to Cha­sidic Teaching
    Martin Buber; Bernard H. Mehlman and Gabriel E. Padawer, trans.
    Cover of The Hedgehog Who Said Who Cares?
    Chil­dren’s
    The Hedge­hog Who Said Who Cares?
    Neri Aluma; Amit Trainin, illus.; Ilana Kurshan, trans.
    Cover of The Guide to the Perplexed: A New Translation
    Jew­ish Text
    The Guide to the Per­plexed: A New Translation
    Moses Maimonides; Lenn E. Goodman and Phillip I. Lieberman, trans.
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