by Maia Evrona From a Bird’s Cage to a Thin Branch: The Selected Poems of Yosef KerlerBy Yosef KerlerTranslated and selected by Maia EvronaIntroduction by Dov-Ber KerlerBook and Cover design by Michael GrinleyYiddish typography design by Yankl SalantISBN 979-8-9852069-3-7White Goat Press Buy the book *** “Ukraine, Ukraine, oh, sweet singing,may my children’s children never know … Continue reading #Yiddishlitmonth: From a Bird’s Cage to a Thin Branch
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#WorldKidLit Wednesday: The Brothers Zzli
This month it is my privilege to once again review a forthcoming translated title from Eerdman's Books for Young Readers. Originally published in France, The Brothers Zzli is at first glance a story about a small girl and three bears—a sort of riff on the classic English fairy tale. But it's actually an allegory about … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: The Brothers Zzli
#Yiddishlitmonth: Underworld Trilogy
by Caraid O'Brien Sholem Asch Underworld Trilogy: God of Vengeance, Motke Thief, The Dead ManBy Sholem AschTranslated by Caraid O’BrienWhite Goat Press, 2023ISBN 979-8-9871609-9-2 Purchase Sholem Asch Underworld Trilogy here Original worksAsch Sholem, “Got fun nekome” and “Motke Ganev,” Dramatishe Shriftn, v. 3, Sholem Asch Committee, New York, 1922Asch, Sholem, “Der Toiter Mentsh,” Dramatishe Shriftn, … Continue reading #Yiddishlitmonth: Underworld Trilogy
#Yiddishlitmonth: London Yiddishtown
by Vivi Lachs London Yiddishtown: East End Jewish Life in Yiddish Sketch and Story, 1930-1950Katie Brown, A. M. Kaizer, and I. A. LiskyTranslated with introductions and commentary by Vivi LachsDetroit: Wayne State University Press, 2021ISBN: 978-0-8143-4848-2Purchase this book London Yiddishtown is a collection of urban sketches that first appeared in the London Yiddish press. It … Continue reading #Yiddishlitmonth: London Yiddishtown
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: Alice on the Run: One Child’s Journey Through the Rwandan Civil War
In 1994, an estimated two million people fled the genocide by the Hutus of the minority Tutsi population in Rwanda. They sought refuge in neighboring Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), but the bloodshed continued. Around 800,000 civilians died, both Hutus and Tutsis. Alice on the Run: One Child’s Journey Through the Rwandan … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Alice on the Run: One Child’s Journey Through the Rwandan Civil War
#Yiddishlitmonth: “A Provincial Newspaper” and Other Stories
by Jessica Kirzane A Provincial Newspaper and Other StoriesWritten by Miriam KarpiloveTranslated from the Yiddish by Jessica KirzaneSyracuse University PressISBN: 978-0815611585 Purchase this book or borrow it from a library: Miriam Karpilove’s satirical novella “A Provincial Newspaper,” published in Yiddish in 1926, centers on an overworked writer of popular serialized fiction and journalist for a … Continue reading #Yiddishlitmonth: “A Provincial Newspaper” and Other Stories
#Yiddishlitmonth: “The Rivals” and Other Stories
by Rachel Mines “The Rivals” and Other StoriesWritten by Jonah RosenfeldTranslated from the Yiddish by Rachel MinesPublished by Syracuse University Press, 2020ISBN 978-0-8156-1120-2 Purchase this book: https://press.syr.edu/supressbooks/3032/rivals-and-other-stories-the/ “The Rivals” and Other Stories comprises nineteen stories by Yiddish writer Jonah Rosenfeld selected from collections originally published in 1924, 1929, and 1955. Rosenfeld was a prolific and … Continue reading #Yiddishlitmonth: “The Rivals” and Other Stories
Sholem Aleichem! Welcome to #YiddishLitMonth
My name is Mindl Cohen, I am the academic director of the Yiddish Book Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to Yiddish literature and culture, and I am thrilled to be guest curating the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative blog for the month of October. Throughout the month I will be sharing posts about newly published … Continue reading Sholem Aleichem! Welcome to #YiddishLitMonth
#WorldKidLitWednesday: What the Dark Sounds Like
In an age when it feels like surprises and amazement are hard to come by, here’s a book about presence, our senses, and seeing the natural world in a new light. What the Dark Sounds Like, sensitively written by Aparna Kapur and whimsically illustrated by Krishna Bala Shenoi, follows a child’s trail of thought, and … Continue reading #WorldKidLitWednesday: What the Dark Sounds Like
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: When Dad’s Hair Took Off
Absurd hilarity can be a wonderful change of pace from the humdrum of everyday life. Featuring comic-style illustrations and buckets of hair flying left, right and sideways, When Dad’s Hair Took Off fits that bill—and then some, The premise? One day, Dad’s hair decides to take a hike with nary a “Hairsta la vista, baby!” … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: When Dad’s Hair Took Off
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