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yiddish

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Ben Hecht’s Jew­ish The­atre of Protest
Gar­rett Eisler
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So We Died: A Mem­oir of Life and Death in the Ghet­to of Šiau­li­ai, Lithuania
Levi Shalit; Ellen Cassedy, trans.
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My Grandfather’s Sto­ries: From the Shtetl to Chicago

Jamie Wendt
March 31, 2025
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The World of Chaim Grade: Books About Jew­ish Life in Pre-World War II East­ern Europe

Altie Karp­er
March 24, 2025
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Fic­tion
Sons and Daughters
Chaim Grade; Rose Waldman, trans.
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Excerpt: Sons and Daughters

Chaim Grade, Rose Wald­man
March 24, 2025
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Writ­ings on Yid­dish and Yid­dishkayt: A Spir­i­tu­al Reap­praisal 1946 – 1955
Isaac Bashe­vis Singer; David Stromberg, trans.
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Unasked Ques­tions: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Mikołaj Gryn­berg and his Eng­lish trans­la­tor, Sean Gasper Bye

Madeleine Wul­fahrt
January 13, 2025
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JBC Book­shelf: Win­ter 2025

Kyra Lisse
November 10, 2024
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Desires
Celia Dropkin; Anita Norich, trans.
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The Schlemiel Kids Save the Moon
Audrey Barbakoff; Rotem Teplow, illus.
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‘Lan­guage Is Always in Motion’: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Han­nah Pollin-Galay

Isado­ra Kianovsky 
September 16, 2024
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Occu­pied Words: What the Holo­caust Did to Yiddish
Han­nah Pollin-Galay
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The Last of the Light
Alexan­der Shalom Joseph
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Feh: A Memoir
Shalom Aus­lan­der
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A Plague of Cholera and Oth­er Stories
Jonah Rosenfeld; Rachel Mines, trans.
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